Commercial Banking Vs. PWM @ BAML

Hey Monkeys, So I have been offered a credit analyst at a Commerical Bank, as well as an Intern Position in BAML's PWM department however my goal is to get into IB so I don't what would be better for my resume?

Thank you so much Monkeys!

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In my opinion Commercial banking would be better but there are allot of people who do BAML PWM internships and then recruit into SA classes the following year.

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