Bain/BCG vs CS/BofA/Barclays
Hi y'all, I am in midst of weighing some options and wanted to get input from the community to get some different perspectives on this (great) problem that I am fortunate to have.
The offers are between one of Bain/BCG in a regional office (not NYC/Boston/SF) and CS/BofA/Barclays IBD in a coverage group for NYC.
These are for FT. I have previously interned in finance in various capacities. I have really enjoyed the work but I worry about sustainability in the long-run and work-life balance. Having not interned in consulting so that is a bit of an unknown how I will like the work. Personally, I do not want to live in NYC in the long-run and would prefer something more proximal to the outdoors/not live in a box in DUMBO/LES for $4k/mo.
Things I want to keep open: I am planning on applying to 2+2 programs (H/S/W) so I am unsure if one of these options will help strengthen my application more than others. I am very interested in investing and entrepreneurship. I guess that can be distilled down to having greater autonomy and ownership in the things I do later on in life.
Happy to fill in the blanks if any other information helps y'all provide input.
Just my two cents but the main thing here for me is what your long term goals are.
Also will note that maybe look at which firms will sponsor your MBA if that is something you are set on since it's not cheap.
All options are great but it's hard to provide a lot of comments since it's still a bit vague. I personally am going into banking so am bided in that way but will note that in your scenario it does not seem to be clear cut since a lot of factors are still iffy most notably your aspirations.
You mention entrepreneurship and investing but for example I believe if your goal is a hedge fund then BAML M&A for example would situate you best but for starting and running your own business maybe would advice MBB so investing/entrepreneurs is still quite broad
I could be wrong but your interests seem to point more broadly towards the consulting offer (not wanting to be in NYC, becoming an entrepreneur, pursuing a MBA) even though you have more of a finance background and an interest in investing.
To answer your question, either one would set you up well for those B-school apps, but consulting also has the added benefits of forcing you to go/sponsoring you while you're at it.
Unless you're clearly more passionate about one than the other the consulting offer would make the most sense in the short and medium terms, all else being equal. You can be happy w/ either decision, though.
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