Dad is offering me a internship Buyside or Sellside?

As the title states, my dad knows a few MDs and Partners at BBs and Hedge funds, I was wondering where should it be best to start my career?

UPDATE: Thanks for all the helpful advice guys. Starting in the sellside will be great way to build experience and maximize my exit opportunities. I'm really grateful to have a dad like him, who can leverage my way into the corporate world, have a nice day!

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Buyside. Sellside is for losers who are only good for excel models. Now if you go into the buyside you have amazing exit opportunities. Now all the fuckers will still be doing their 2 year excel junkey work and YOU will be making $250k out of college. Now you will have to get in on the business side of whatever shit you are doing at your shit hedge fund. Spin that into a good story on why you can be a good leader. Don't forgot the leverage networks while you're at it. Also don't be a stupid fucker and fuck up. Assuming you can hold a conversation without stuttering a million times you can get into management. Now once you get into management you will be in the millions and sell side "post m14 MBA associate IB MAN!" Will be back to their 120 hour work weeks making $200k.

Good luck and feel free to reach out to meZ

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"Pump and Dump" Buyside. Sellside is for losers who are only good for excel models. Now if you go into the buyside you have amazing exit opportunities. Now all the fuckers will still be doing their 2 year excel junkey work and YOU will be making $250k out of college. Now you will have to get in on the business side of whatever shit you are doing at your shit hedge fund. Spin that into a good story on why you can be a good leader. Don't forgot the leverage networks while you're at it. Also don't be a stupid fucker and fuck up. Assuming you can hold a conversation without stuttering a million times you can get into management. Now once you get into management you will be in the millions and sell side "post m14 MBA associate IB MAN!" Will be back to their 120 hour work weeks making $200k.

Good luck and feel free to reach out to meZ

This guy fucks.
 
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"DickFuld"
"Pump and Dump" Buyside. Sellside is for losers who are only good for excel models. Now if you go into the buyside you have amazing exit opportunities. Now all the fuckers will still be doing their 2 year excel junkey work and YOU will be making $250k out of college. Now you will have to get in on the business side of whatever shit you are doing at your shit hedge fund. Spin that into a good story on why you can be a good leader. Don't forgot the leverage networks while you're at it. Also don't be a stupid fucker and fuck up. Assuming you can hold a conversation without stuttering a million times you can get into management. Now once you get into management you will be in the millions and sell side "post m14 MBA associate IB MAN!" Will be back to their 120 hour work weeks making $200k.

Good luck and feel free to reach out to meZ

This guy fucks.
What he fucks? I have no idea.
 

I can feel the angst building in some people for you saying daddy got you their dream job. There is a disturbance in the force.

 
"gekkoboy23" As the title states, my dad knows a few MDs and Partners at BBs and Hedge funds, I was wondering where should it be best to start my career?

Now this, WSO newcomers, is proper trolling.

Subtle, yet enough to make you smile.

+1 to OP

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