Is it better to do great things at a smaller firm or ok/good things at a bigger/big4 firm for applications? Debating between staying at my current boutique where I have plenty of room to demonstrate leadership skills vs jumping to a big4.

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Small firm, big impact.

Circumstances obviously matter a lot, but if you're comfortable betting on yourself, boutiques give you so much more room to grow, accelerate, and define yourself (and not just for MBAs). Since you're already there, going to a Big 4 would mean resetting, to some extent, committing several years, and applying as part of a large cohort; not saying that's a bad choice, but the narrative potential is much stronger at a boutique, imo.

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Commenting to follow along. In the opposite situation of whether it’s better to go boutique with high impact.

If you look at LinkedIn school alumni and filter for the keyword “mba” you’ll see it depends on the school. I would do some research per school and check the backgrounds of current and former students

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