Internship choice: DB Capital Markets vs. BlackRock Sales and RM FIG

Hello WSO community, 

Junior at a semi-target, got internship offers from the above two places. Deadline next Friday. I wonder which one is a better choice for me in terms of career development? What are the exit opps for both? 

I believe that DB just integrated part of their LevFin team into the capital markets rotation program, so it looks pretty attractive if I do have the choice to rotate on the LevFin desk/potentially work full time there too. 

I am thinking about going into hardcore IBD/AM/HF/VC/PE/Bschool later in my career. Curious which one will be a better fit for me for next summer. 

Thanks

3 Comments
 

You’d probably learn more technical skills and be paid better at DB but it’s hard to not ignore that markets have not been kind to LevFin / DCM bankers… I would ultimately go with DB if I were you given the exit ops

 

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