Ditch bad job for a good one, or hold out for a great one?

Hello Everyone,

Brief background: Graduated May '15 from a top 50 university with a Finance degree. Internship at a top firm (Goldman/MS/JPM/UBS). I currently do cost analysis for a small company, and the work is not related to finance at all. I didn't know what I wanted to do out of college, but now I'm leaning towards CRE and/or Private Equity, or maybe MC. I'd like to get an MBA in the future, and I'm confident I can get into a top 30 school.

Conundrum: I have an opportunity to work as a client financial management analyst at Accenture. It's a nice, well rounded, entry-level role at a good firm that would provide me with financial analysis and corporate finance skills and experience. But, I don't know what career path would come of it. I heard it's tough to move internally at Accenture to MC, and I don't think the CFM role is that appealing to top MBA school admissions officers. Lately, I've been using contacts to try to get a job in commercial real estate. My contacts work at top-10 firms, and I've been slowly getting in touch with some people at those firms through them. The problem is that I will need to decide on the CFM role at Accenture in the coming weeks, but getting into CRE could one month, or it could take 6+. I might be able to use the Accenture job as a springboard into CRE, but I just don't know. I'd prefer CRE, but I really need to leave my current job soon. It's not developing any finance skills/experience, and the pay is way below the average entry level finance job. I've been patiently applying to almost 100+ jobs over the last few months, so it's difficult for me to pass up the opportunity to move.

So, what advice do you all have? Anything would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

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