Tier 1 summer internship vs tier 2 full time analyst

My friend is in a bit of a dilemma, he has received a full time analyst offer to start in 2017 IBD at a tier 2 bank which he planned to accept but then also received a 2017 offer for a summer internship at a tier 1 (think GS/MS/JPM/baml)

The problem is if he takes the summer internship there is no guarantee of a full time offer at the end, and if he was to convert to an offer it would be to start in 2018 so he would have a year out wasted - they also won't defer (he's asked).

He's asked me for advice but I honestly have no clue - i'm leaning towards saying to take the tier 2 as its guaranteed and he would be entering analyst 2 by the time he would have started his analyst 1 at the tier 1 (if he converts to a full time).

Thoughts?

11 Comments
 

I would personally take the tier 2. If he really wants the prestige and brand name, he can always lateral. Also, who knows where the market and industry will be in 2018.

 

Tier 2 FT if he wants to work now.

But if he would enjoy few months of free time before working, I would consider the SA tier 1 (GS,MS)

 

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