Do Mid Tier firms have similar exit opportunities as Big 4? I am moving to a mid tier as a Sr and want to stay until Sr Mgr at least, but curious about exit oops after that.

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Yes. I have plenty of client contacts (Global 100 firm) that started out in firms that I've never heard of.

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No. Lots of job postings say “big 4 preferred"

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I think that a lot of postings say big 4 experience preferred. You could sell it that you have your big 4 experience already.

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Yes mid tier firms have similar exit opportunities but staying until senior manager is probably way too long

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All things equal, they’d take a big 4 over someone with pure mid tier experience. I think if you are a high enough performer in mid tier against someone average from big 4 for a non fortune 100 position, you would have an edge on individual merit. But that won’t be your case so you do you, OP. Like EY2 said, you’ve already got your B4 experience

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Nobody posts a job stating "small firm experience required"

Your exit opportunities will be limited but that in no way means you can't get some great opportunities. For example, I had interviews at the big investment firms, however, I got beat out by a Big4 person. As well there are Big4 preferred or required such as working for Google.

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