Blackstone post-MBA

This question might be stupid, but I am a S&T guy so I don't know much about PE.

A guy I know at b school just got a summer associate spot at Blackstone IB. He told me that if he works there for 2-3 years after school then he is "basically" guaranteed a job at Blackstone PE. Is this true? How hard is it to get a job at Blackstone IB vs Goldman?

btw, this guy had no previous finance experience before school.

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