TMT vs. Straight to PE

What are your opinions on doing 2 years at GS TMT vs. going straight to PE at Silver Lake Partners, Elevation Partners (founded by SLP guys and stupid Bono), or Blackstone?

Obviously, securing any of those PE spots right out of undergrad is pretty ridiculous so I'm probably getting ahead of myself. If the goal is to get to PE and there's an option to go straight there w/o subjecting myself to 2 years of banking, would it be smart to take any of those 3 positions?

This horse has probably been beaten to death on the GS TMT vs. Blackstone thread, but maybe mixing it up with the other 2 PE shops would start a more insightful discussion.

Thanks, all.

 

"If the goal is to get to PE and there's an option to go straight there w/o subjecting myself to 2 years of banking, would it be smart to take any of those 3 positions?"

That answers your own question. If the goal is to do PE then why would you turn down a PE job to do banking instead?

Forget the bullshit about "needing" banking to do PE. It will be a steeper learning curve for those who don't do banking, but PE firms aren't stupid and wouldn't hire you if they didn't think you were capable of the work.

 

lol, do you have any clue how hard it is to get hired out of undergrad to b-stone pe...? They hire like 3 guys a year out of an applicant pool of over 1000. The people who are getting those jobs are studying and working right now... not making online posts about them.

 

SLP just started hiring undergrads this year and sent out e-mails to a number of candidates. But like the poster above noted, it's pretty difficult to get in... I believe they are hiring 2 (1 for MP, 1 for NY).

 

if you can get in immediately, by all means do. I wish I had. Although iBanking is good for building up your pain threshold...you won't realize how good you have it in PE unless you do Banking.

you might be all "tired" and be bitching and moaning when you are working a 70 hour week, when the guy in banking would kill for a 70 hr week.

 

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