Credit rating agency experience

Dear forum,

I wanted to ask in your opinion how do IB/ER/S&T recruiters see an experience in a credit rating agency on a candidate’s resume? Is it considered a good first experience in finance?

Here’s some background on me: - MSc in Engineering from a French school - SA 2018 in the Back office of a BB - Big 4 internship in Technology consulting

I’ve been trying to hustle my way into high finance, and pursued a MFin (2019-2021) from a reputable French university.

For this summer I landed a SA in a credit rating agency, and next year I will try to get an off-cycle Internship in IB/ER/S&T, in Paris or London.

So what is according to you the industry’s overall perception on a first finance experience in CRAs?

Thanks for your advice!