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PE is better because you will probably pick PE over ibanking if you worked in both. however, if you're a junior person, you should know that you will probably get paid more at an investment bank than at a PE firm.

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jobsforwallstreetersPE is better because you will probably pick PE over ibanking if you worked in both.

Is there any way to remove this spammer from the boards? This guy is ridiculous.

While I don't have the super sexy job of plugging a website, I do work as an associate at a private equity fund. For a starting job, I believe that you'd be better off starting in IB (or MC), since this is where you'll get the training / experience that you need for PE. Unless you're starting at the PE arm of GS, or at Blackstone, blue-chip PE funds are looking to hire well-trained, seasoned candidates - they don't want to start from scratch.

If a no-name PE firm is hiring kids straight out of undergrad, then its a pretty good bet that they're just looking for a telemarketing resource who will sit on the phone all day long in hopes of one day sourcing some shitty deal.

 

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