What’s the lowest MM TAS firm where you’d prefer their deal experience over a big 4 auditor when deciding between candidates for Big 4 FDD? Is it top 10, top 20, top 50 I’m just genuinely curious if it matters the level of the firm that big 4 deals groups prefer when deciding on candidates.

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I feel like any Transaction Advisory experience would be preferable over Audit. I will say that the smaller the firm you go to the more you need to worry about competing with other larger MM TAS candidates.

If your goal is to make it into B4 Deals then I wouldn't even really bother with a tiny regional firm. RSM, GT, BDO, etc are all pretty active right now hiring.

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I went to one of the lowest ranked firms you could think of and was able to jump back to big 4. Being a strong networker and interviewer is key

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