Prestigious debt vs any equity (first analyst job)

Would it be smarter to take on a prestigious debt role (first year analyst) at a repe shop like BX, KKR, Apollo, STWD, etc. over an analyst equity role at a shop a step below?

Consider the candidate wants to go into cre but isn’t dying to get into the equity side right away. Would long term equity as a goal be set up better leveraging debt experience at a mega fund?

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