PGIM Real Estate(Equity Asset Managment) vs Balance Sheet lending (Capital One, PNC, Key Bank)

Thoughts on which one would be better in terms compensation and long terms career opportunities?  Feel free to share any other opinions. These are for entry level positions.  Both in Major cities like NYC and DC.

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The big thing here, beyond name value on your resume, is that at PGIM you'd be on the GP/LP side of things as opposing to being a lender. 

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Why limit yourself to just agency financing? If that's what you want, PGIM also has a great name in the agency space.

What I'm trying to say is that PGIM will open you to far more opportunities compared to those lenders down the road. You could go and do agency work for someone else, or you could potentially join a top tier REPE/Development firm. You can't say that Key Bank or PNC would offer those same exits.

 
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If you want to be in the principal real estate investing world, the PGIM gig is that exactly! If you want to work in lending/banking, then take the other. 

Maybe personal bias, I'd take the PGIM gig 100x over and the bal sheet lending gigs are good gigs. This is where I 100% align with WSO orthodoxy, I think pay and long-term career ops with PGIM are great. Seriously, PGIM is probably one of the best institutional real estate firms that actually offers legit entry level positions (and yes, headhunters will target you, they have a HUGE alumni effect in the industry).

 

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