Carlyle fund management junior analyst vs EY-Parthenon associate vs Microsoft Business Development analyst out of undergrad.
Want to exit to investing role in the future. Which one will have better exit opportunities for PE/Growth Equity/VC type roles?
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EY Parthenon if it's in the group that does DDs
If you are interested in investing, Parthenon for sure. The other two do not lead to investing roles pretty much in 99% of cases (MSFT BD may lead to VC given some possible but unlilkely jumps). Parthenon can lead to solid MM investing roles if you recruit well.
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