i am interviewing with GE capital as well as the SEC for risk analysis type roles -- which has a better reputation on the street and better exit ops? The GE capital is a bit more mathematically intensive which looks really appealing but the SEC role is in a division with a whole bunch of ex-banking directors and seems to also be with smart people. So what do you guys think?
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GE Capital's work is definitely a lot "closer" to banking, even though they don't run like an investment bank per-se. They do all sorts of financing, including capital markets financing if I'm not mistaken. SEC is a regulator, and while you might be working on projects related investment banks, I think you're far more likely to be handling regulatory stuff, which connects more to cap markets and sales and trading considerations.
Is this for full-time, or an internship? If full-time, I don't think that exit opportunities for the SEC are going to resemble any of the private equity/hedge fund/buyside type things that people on this site generally look for. Maybe exposure to financial institutions and regulation will be attractive to some of the bigger/more sophisticated buyside firms, but I really can't speak to that with any expertise. On the other hand, while GE Capital doesn't do M&A, you'll actually be working on and helping arrange real financings to real companies, which is far more useful to buyside investors. If it's for summer, then you might try to go out for full-time recruiting next year, and I still think GE Capital is better in this regard. The experience there will be directly relatable to capital markets groups, and I think it is also a pretty strong platform to go after M&A/"IBD" (I loathe that acronym). At the end of the day, it's about how you can relate your experience to a desired job, and I think it's pretty clear that GE Capital will offer you a lot more in this regard.
Feel free to send me a message with any questions. Good luck!
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