Real Estate vs. Finance Rotational

Hey guys, I have two full time offers and was wondering which presents better exit opportunities regarding business school and future positions. One is a smaller real estate investment firm with about $6B in assets that does mostly military/student housing and REITS. The other is a f50 financial leadership rotational program. It is not GE but is considered just a step below. Thanks for all the help.

 

I'd go with the F50 rotational program if I were in your position (i.e. really never thought about real estate). Top MBA programs tend to prefer resumes with elite and/or well known organizations. If you want to do real estate go real estate and forget the MBA. If you want to do banking eventually then go F50 rotational program, go to a top MBA program and then go to an investment bank as an associate.

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6 BN might not be big but it's not small, let's get real.

I agree w VT4E on the career advice, now that I've heard the whole story. Figure out what you want to do but if you're considering a more mainstream path like corporate strat or I banking or something, a more generalist corporate America finance background will serve you well.

 

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