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between small firm and big firm |
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Larger does not mean top tier |
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09/19/2003 |
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*I'm willing to bet my last dollar that small firms also have disgruntled employees.
Sm. Firms give you more responsibility and intersting work sooner.
You can also get a college degree in 18 months. But hey i'll put in the four years at a good university because i'm sure about its quality.
Same thing for "larger" reputable corporations, you're sure about the quality of training. Sometimes you have to do the grunt work to know how to do the "better" work.
As for an MBA, well if its from a reputable school, it'll boost your credentials.
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Bad analogy with the MBA programs.
Would you rather get an MBA from Rutgers or Stanford? Stanford has less than 200 persons per class. Rutgers has 1,800. Does that make Stanford worse than a state school? For that matter, which is stronger academically, Amherst College or UNLV?
In consulting, finance, etc. there are plenty of smaller firms with top tier reputations. You have to be selective - just as if you are evaluting larger companies.
But you missed my original point. the largest consulting firms are often either big 5 accountancies or IT shops. Both are known for institutionalizing "grunt work" and for churning through young ivy leaguers.
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