Worth taking Boutique IB job in small Market?

Hi All,

I wanted to get the communities opinion on boutique IB jobs.

Background: Have been working in corporate finance at a Fortune 500 MedTech company since I graduated from college (past 2 years). Looking to transition to IB so I have some experience in the IB industry before I go back to B-School. GPA: 3.7 (Top 20 University), GMAT 730.

What are your thoughts on going to a boutique IB in small market? Will it help my chances of landing a good IB job out of B-school? Will it hurt my chances of getting into a top B-School moving form a well know company to a smaller firm? Basically what are your thoughts of taking a job a boutique firm in a smaller market .

Thanks

2 Comments
 

Define "smaller market." Do you mean a regional focus (and if so, what comparable size--Denver, Seattle, Cleveland, etc.)? Or, do you mean client size range ($10M-$100M revenue)?

Is the boutique well known nationally, or in their focus? Brookwood Associates is a good example of a "small market" boutique that definitely would help your MBA admissions and post-MBA IB aspirations positively.

 

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