Say you're at Big 4 and 3 boutiques each give you identical offers, how would you choose which one to go with?

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Booz ain't big 4 son...

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Clients if you can find them out, people I've interviewed with (d bag rating), benefit package (insurance, 401k match), office location, travel policy, utilization emphasis

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Well considering the 3 boutiques have no differentiating qualities from your post... all of the above.

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I would go to whichever firm has the best snacks in the break room.

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Depending on your level look into firm wide utilization rate.

D1: I said the offers (rank/salary/team) were identical.

Any other factors are up to you to determine. Maybe you care about the break room like EY2 or the utilization like Marakon1?

Slalom 1: Isaid Big 4 since they probably outnumber the MBB and non-big 4 people here.

I'd generally expect more $$ at a boutique. Also depends a lot on the clients and people.

Assuming you are working in public sector now, a switch to "commercial" might be a better move

Slalom 1: I'm happy where I'm at and there's nothing wrong with doing federal work. It's just industry preference.

Slalom is a boutique so it's not the same as losing a big prestigious brand name that you would have at Big 4 or Booz for that matter.

Put all 3 offers on a table in front of you, Sneeze, and see which of the offers has the most snot on it. Then go w that one.

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