Big 4 TAS vs Commercial Banking

Hi There, How would you decide if you had the opportunity to work in BIG4 TAS VAL but also have an offer for BB commercial banking with the opportunity to move internally? I understand that the Big 4 offer would be the only option to enter IB but this path would not be of interest to me. I could imagine though to later on potentially join a F500 as a controller or treasury analyst. The Big 4 valuation gig seems to be more prestigious but I think that the commercial and later probably corporate banking role might also provide good insight into treasury-related topics. Another option might be to just stay in the commercial/corporate banking role as a relationship manager which could also be interesting and well paying. How do you see things?

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What about a potential move to structured & syndicated credit or DCM? Would this seem feasible from a commercial/corporate banking relationship management role? Would the Big 4 valuation gig still have an advantage?

 

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