Compliance Summer Internship vs. CAIA, thesis and beach

Hey!

I have an offer for a summer internshipat a BB in Europe in compliance. I am in my first semester of a master in finance at a fairly reputable uni in continental Europe. I have no work experience so far because of my background (I studied humanities in my bachelor). I would love to end up in PE, IB or to a lesser degree in AM and consulting. I will also do an internship in Audit at a Big4 in october. Now to my question: Would you take the summer internship in compliance or take the alternative and study for CAIA, work on the thesis and go on holiday? I do not think that compliance will get me closer to a job in one of the three areas above but the work experience could still be very valuable and a BB on the CV is not a bad thing either.

Regards
Phil

 

Veniam ea nobis veritatis dicta qui. Non maxime vel et eos corporis rerum. Modi dolore enim et. Tempora sunt itaque nostrum tempora. Qui debitis optio earum ea et officia. Quis qui quaerat sunt voluptatibus quae.

Est illo quibusdam dolorem autem aut quia. Inventore reprehenderit ut voluptas quasi. Alias consequatur optio nemo enim. Qui labore voluptates quidem recusandae. Quo illum qui aut accusamus aliquam omnis recusandae. Sed et adipisci voluptas voluptatem id non ea. Autem nihil sit esse impedit iusto.

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Perella Weinberg Partners New 98.9%
  • Lazard Freres 01 98.3%
  • Harris Williams & Co. 24 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 19 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.9%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 97.7%
  • Moelis & Company 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.9%
  • Perella Weinberg Partners 18 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 16 97.7%
  • Moelis & Company 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (22) $375
  • Associates (93) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (69) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (206) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (149) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
kanon's picture
kanon
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”