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This is one of those cases where experience > name. As long as you can speak to your experience positively and you learned alot you should be way ahead of someone who works at a regional bank in a non-IB role. Think about it- what's the best indicator for someone being able to handle the workload/learning curve? A: Having done that work already. Use it to your advantage and go to the boutique.

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Is what you said without question? Do take note that the boutique is REALLY small and I cannot be assured of their success in the financial market or if they are really doing any significant deals at all (i.e. hiring me mostly for sourcing role)

 
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I would go with the IB experience if I were you. Non-IBD sales means its not a S&T role, correct?

Take my advice with a grain of salt as I am not currently in banking, but I interned at a tiny boutique, got okay experience (great marketing and "other" parts of the business, limited financial modeling), and was able to leverage that into a couple of MM FT superdays. Recruiting for BB FT IBD will be a different story and will be tough, but my advice stays the same, take the boutique. Do you go to a target/semi or school near NY?

 

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