ABL IB at Middle Sized firm or Realty Mgmt at BB

Currently in Ops at BB and looking like there is a decent possibility of transitioning to Real Estate division in next few months. Also pursuing ABL IB at smaller firm. Any comments/advice on which may be preferable, or which would have superior exit ops and comp?

 

FinanceWannaBe44, hey, look at the bright side, at least you didn't get a ton of monkey shit thrown at you...here is my best guess on threads that might be helpful:

  • From <2 GPA, to Bulge Bracket and Hedge Fund 1st 2 years in college: from GPA IB porter My first year almost killed my career: I become obsessed ... investment banking 2-3 years after landing the so-called dream job because of not being able to sustain ... I didn't give up. I know at least I have an investment bank on my resume now. I started to receive a few ...
  • Wealth Advisor Salary at Bulge Bracket Banks Trading Managing Director wrote: I will be short but brutally honest here. I have worked at 2 different BB ... manage. McMo- Sales and Trading Analyst wrote: The top guy at my old probably made between $2-$4 million ... I have heard from a MD at a top BB that the average annual compensation for a Private Wealth ...
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  • Top REPE (Real Estate Private Equity) to Bulge Bracket Investment Bank during OCR Fall 2012 about my experience, how valuable do you think my experience at the top PE firm is to a BB IB? A lot of ... through BB IB OCR recruiting at my west coast semi-target. I am an incoming senior. From what I explained ... FT recruiting is not too far from today. I have been working as a summer analyst /summer intern at ...
  • Travailler dans une boutique ou pour un bulge bracket? "Pls fix as directed, huge meeting 1st thing at 8AM, need this rdy to go. Thx." You finish making ... put real thought into whether a boutique or a bulge bracket firm is better for them, and to me, ... $75k base, $25k signing, and bonus at or near salary also. Bulge brackets have very standardized ...
  • ANALYST WITH THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FROM NON-TARGET- SEEKING ENTRY INTO BULGE BRACKET IB / HEDGE FUND During school I had a great internship with the real estate acqusition subsidiary of my college, managed ... a $500,000 student investment fund, and sold real estate. Post graduate experience includes 1 year M&A ... experience at a small firm in Boston, and 1 year of distressed debt investing experience at a small
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