Sales & Trading Summer Dilemma

Long time lurker, first time poster.

My dilemma is as follows:

Had one spring week offer at bottom of top tier/ top middle market IB in London. (Think RBS, BNP Paribas, HSBC, etc). Got fast-tracked for summer internship and now have S&T offer which expires in a fortnight. I really like the bank and am very pleased to have received an offer. However, I now have substantially more experience and confidence and fancy my chances at landing an internship at a really top tier bank.

Do I...

1) Accept the offer and be happy.

2) Accept the offer, apply elsewhere and renege on the original offer if another opportunity arises.

3) Decline the offer and apply elsewhere?

I'm pretty sure that (3) is not the correct answer. But what is?

7 Comments
 

3 is definitely wrong.

I would do 2 although I would be more selective. Only interview with banks/groups that are on the top of your list or that you really want to do.

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1st, by a mile. If you excel at your position, you can always move upwards. Successful people get noticed.

Better to like where you work, than suffer at a more 'prestigious' position and hate the people you work with.

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