Which position to accept in brutal honesty monkeys

for SA position here are the offers I currently possess:
BR - Client Services
BarCap - Credit RIsk
GS - Ops
MS - Finance

While I understand that Credit offers the most exposure to actual work and potential to move upwards, I am debating on some of the other bigger (subjective) names and trying to see if I can work my ass off to move to MO and FO (hopefully) in the longer run. Please raid with your honest opinions; I highly value those.

 

Why wouldn't you take the best job? (Credit Risk) and then transfer down the road to a bigger name. It'll be FAR easier to go BarCap CR to GS CR, than going from GS Ops to GS MO and then GS FO.

Frank Sinatra - "Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy."
 

Credit risk for sure. Much greater ability to leverage out to something on the business side. The others will have you destined to middle office and middle office in those specialities only (unless you like that sort of thing).

Those who can, do. Those who can't, post threads about how to do it on WSO.
 
Hodduk:

My only concern is that back office jobs at MS or GS will offer better mobility into MO (Credit Risk) since they are internal...would that make sense for choosing those over Barcap CR?

No, it would fucking not.

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