re: Private Wealth Mgmt for $25M+ Clients

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No joke. Having the big name in any industry carries weight on the resume. Creates a lot of bias in your favor from decision makers later on in your career.

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Depends where you are. In NYC, it is almost expected that you work for a big name if you plan to do anything with your career in finance

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a lot of people in "finance" in New Orleans don't have any clue what GS is.

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I think you'd be surprised by the number of business grads from non-target schools who haven't any clue about GS or MBB consulting. There isn't exactly a ton of high finance in Louisiana.

I would not be surprised if a lot of those business school grads have no idea what those firms really do. However, I would expect that they have at least heard of the firms.

I don’t even think my classmates that are going into consulting really know what they signed up for...they are just chasing a big paycheck and prestige

They get caught up in the recruiting and the “culture” at individual firms thinking their experience will be different.....yeah that’s all BS.

I did have an old colleague message me the other day and I would be lying if I didn’t think about what they would pay me to go back.

Yes, it was GS that I was referring too. I was supposed to go an onsite info day last week, but had to cancel last minute due to a family emergency. I'm still not sure its something I want to pursue, so I may just let it slide.

My background prior to MBA was internal strategy consulting for an F100 company, so I think the pure consulting route makes more sense for my interests.