Do I need PE experience for PC?

Current second year in IB weighing my options. Have an offer for PE but know I probably want to do PC down the line. Is it worth doing PE for a couple years and make the pivot or should I just try to recruit directly for PC roles now? Not really seeing many opportunities come up for PC atm

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