Which resume line would provide better signaling of talent to employers?

MBB? Or a mid cap VC ($500 AUM, not a name brand like Sequoia). Post MBA level at both, no promotions assumed. Not necessarily focused on future VC path over the long term, but interested in experimenting.

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works at
You are currently posting as works at

What are you working for?
People here really confuse me

You want your resume to look better why? Why not just go for the job that you want instead of going through MBB or VC.
The resume gets you interview it does not get you the job

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MBB is the place to go if you want to learn and try new things
The difference of signaling is not that hat significant between VC and MBB
So the choice should honestly be fairly clear

There are fewer VC Associates than there are NFL players, and certainly MBB Associates. It’s a rare opportunity that most of my pals at MBB would’ve leaped for.

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MBB role is on the expert track. Good money good opportunity but non-equity track (if you are staying long-term)
VC role is also good money, not the same progression as an Associate, non-partner track

If you want to stay long term go MBB
If you want to exit soon, go VC. You already did the consulting thing so mix it up a bit.

Ultimately you can appropriately frame any experience the way you want that will deliver you the most value.

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Hot take - outside of the top VC funds, it’s a bad asset class with limited skills development. I would not take most VC experience seriously.

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Totally agree S2

If you want to be on the buy side take the VC role. But VC is typically the end game, it is not a door opener. MBB names will carry way more weight in industry.

To answer your question directly, they’re different signals to different employers.

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