Rank these based on prestige and exit opportunities (not banking)

Wanted everyone's opinion on this. Rank the following jobs 1-4 based on prestige and exit opportunities.

Accenture SI&T Mercer H&B Oracle Financial Analyst Ford Finance Rotational Program

Thanks!

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Buster McGillicudyThis would be a great example of the post last week on WSO etiquette. These are very interesting and promising opportunities, but we need to know a little more about your goals, future career path, etc. to get a good idea of what is "relatively" better for YOU.
Yes. It really depends on what you want to do with your career. It also depends on what you're interested in, and how you feel about the work each group performs. I don't know what Mercer's "H&B" group does, so a little context will help us help you.
- Capt K - "Prestige is like a powerful magnet that warps even your beliefs about what you enjoy. If you want to make ambitious people waste their time on errands, bait the hook with prestige." - Paul Graham
 
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For clarification sake, I am an undergraduate student in a top 10 undergraduate program majoring in Business Management. I have done three internships, one in VC, another at a boutique consulting firm, and the last at Oracle.

My interest is in business strategy and consulting, but I was not able to secure a position with Bain or BCG. I am looking for something that will give me broad transferable skills during a 3 year period. After that I plan to transition into my father's outsourcing business and eventually take it over. Needless to say, I am looking for a good name brand that will provide me with an exit strategy if I end up not wanting to work with my father.

I initially though Accenture would be promising considering they have a MC practice.

Buster: H&B stands for health and benefits. The analysts maintain a supporting role to the consultants by focusing on implementation of health plans for large companies.

 

Ford and Oracle >>>> Mercer and Accenture. Both Mercer (HR Consulting) and Accenture (IT consulting) can pigeonhole you pretty quick. They also have no correlation with what you want to do in the future. I think Oracle or Ford could give you broad business skills that would help down the road when running your own business.

On a side note, is Ford in Detroit?

 

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