Tier 2 Consulting vs Capital One Strategy for FT
Hey guys - appreciate any insights you can share here. Currently a senior at a target school, have offers from both a tier 2 consulting firm for their PE/diligence team in the NY office vs. a Capital one strategy associate role in the DMV area.
Pre-COVID, used to only consider living in the NY area, now I've become very open to Boston, DC, Chicago, as well.
Does anyone have any opinions / info on the Capital One Strategy program vs. Tier 2 consulting in terms of project quality, exit opps, MBA Placement, long-term career trajectory? From what I can gather, work-life balance is 100% better at Cap One. I like the people I've met at both firms, though.
Thanks all, rly appreciate your thoughts!
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I would take the Tier 2 role, especially if it's OW, Deloitte, or Strategy& Deals. The exits will be better, and also frankly you'll just learn a lot more. There's something to be said for working really hard your first few years in your career to set yourself up for a significantly better trajectory long term. Think about how much more you'll grow working 65 hours a week vs. 40. Future employers recognize this too. I'm a few years into my career now - when I was in undergrad I had friends who made choices on either side of the decision you're facing. The friends who went Consulting have significantly better career trajectories than those who went F500.
I agree with this, but the capital one strategy group seems to promote very fast compared to other F500. When recruiting for capital one strategy, I talked to people who said you get to manager after 2 years, then director 2 years after manager. But I would still go T2 because you will learn much more working in different industries (unless you are strongly against the hours)
CapOne strategy is a really great group, most of the external hires there are ex-MBB. Promotion times are pretty fast for the junior levels as well, and MBA placements are very strong. It depends if you want to work in financial services or do a broader range of work in CDD.
going through interview for this team very soon -- what should i know for cases?
I went through the process last year -- feel free to PM
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