What Finance Career Pathaway Offers the Most Skill-Building?

Curious to see your guys' opinion on this. Obviously IB teaches you how businesses work at a high level and how to work your ass off, but I've also heard PE does the same but at a higher intellectual intensity. What about others (HF/VC/GE/ER etc. etc.) ?

What career will give you the most well rounded & sharpest skill set?

- a curious undergrad

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