I’m at a huge decision point in my career at the moment and would appreciate outsider insight.
I have over four years of experience, mostly in consulting. I’m currently in industry working in strategic finance and have been offered an associate role in growth equity. With my work experience, I know I’m well ahead of those typically in internal finance roles in industry - quickly promoted to sr manager. Am I being short sighted for not being 100% determined in taking a “prestigious” buy side opportunity?
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What type of work you are interested in?
Really depends how much you like your current role and where you want to grow. If you are working for a large public company and have every interest to stay in that realm, going to GE doesn't make much sense from a development perspective
On the other hand if you are working a growth-stage co that could easily be a portco or is a portco of a growth fund (venture growth, traditional growth PE, or otherwise), and you like the role, I think going to an investor seat could be value-additive for learning and career advancement. You could see a lot more different situations, potentially make a career out of investing, and/or easily go back to a portco seat. Manager or sr. manager won't seem to be a stretch with prior exp + 2 years associate program, have seen GE analysts land similar roles if not higher when leaving their fund
That being said, would make sure if you are interested in going back to portco that your GE role has some form of split between sourcing and execution. Sourcing is a great skill but the sourcing-focused programs are better fits for folks interested in staying in venture / growth or going to a BD role eventually. Getting execution reps will expose you to more of the thorny CFO-level issues you might encounter day-to-day in strategic finance
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