How big of an advantage is it to have big 4 FDD on your resume instead of a smaller firm i.e. BDO, RSM etc.?

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You have much better client set which could help in getting a better offer.

Saying in an interview you helped close a billion dollar is much better than a MM.

Yeah depends, my overall point is that you are more likely to be working with the largest deals, the largest PE firms and largest corp dev clients while at big 4.

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