Are there benefits to being an analyst (non partner track and non client facing) at MBB? What are typical exist opportunities given the lack of exposure to strategy?

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Exits I've seen are heavily to grad school or medical school programs. Non-partner track really is brutal, it's only up and out up to a certain point, at that point it becomes very difficult to move anywhere. Deep industry experience is great, but lack of strategy exposure does make it hard to apply knowledge elsewhere.

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You mean research analyst? It’s a great way to become an expert in a field whilst seeing a multitude of cases. I compare it to being a doctor who sees more different patients in MBB vs industry. Poorly paid at junior levels, though (without crazy hours)

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