“Which summer internship offers better growth opportunities: JPM Market Summer Analyst or Bridgewater Investment Associate? Any insights on learning prospects, exit opportunities, and return rate?”
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### Learning Opportunities and Growth Prospects
– Which internship provides better learning opportunities in the finance industry?
– Which role offers more chances for long-term growth and professional development?
### Exit Opportunities and Return Rate
– What are the potential exit opportunities after completing these internships?
– Any insights on the return rate for individuals who have completed these programs?
By providing detailed information and insights on these questions, we aim to help you make an informed decision on your summer internship choice and future career path.
Bridge water, renowned hedge fund would be the way more impressive. The jpm internship is great too though.
Bridgewater 100%
Read The Fund by Rob Copeland. I don’t know how much of it is true or how much of it remains true in a post-Dalio BW, but if the parts regarding BW Investment Associates are true, then you won’t learn anything there.
Check Wall Street Oasis too many people will look at the AUM and classify Bridgewater as a top buyside exit when in reality 95% of the firm is full of junior employees who make well below what they should with little responsibility in regards to investments but high stress. JPM is top in research and fixed income research should allow you to exit into hedge funds no problem. I bet funds like PIMCO are common exits.
The only situation that would lean Bridgewater is if you wanted to do PE or single manager hedge funds that usually recruit investment bankers. Then the prestige of Bridgewater as well as its placement into MBA might help.
Personally would also prefer being in NYC for networking and would be much more comfortable being laid off and finding a job in the city if a 2008 situation happens.
Have no idea about return offer rates for BW but for a research seat it’s p much yours to lose. If there are 4 fixed income interns in markets then JPM has at least 4 spots for full time.
Better networking/learning/exposure at JPM
Better prestige/investing acumen development at Bridgewater
Don’t go to bridgewater. They used to make you sign non competes and the culture is not for everyone
BW
You are obviously smart as fuck and can go anywhere you want.
Choose what you like (i.e., sell side vs buyside)
JPM for stability, Bridgewater for high risk high reward. In this market, I would take JPM tbh
Definitely a difficult one. Which begs the question, how does one even get to having these 2 offers in front of them.
Well done.
Bridgewater has been performing poorly over the past decade. Their AUM has been declining from 168B – 124B – 97B. This is a huge red flag. Join JPM, and should you want to get into a hedge fund after your internship, recruit immediately. You’ll have relevant skills and other hedge funds P72, Citadel will prefer you over someone at BW, because BW just functions differently from other firms meaning you’ll be taught a very niche set of skills and it’s also losing respect in the industry. And also, should you want to recruit for PE instead of HF, you’ll still be a far more attractive candidate than someone who did an internship at BW. BW has gotten really desperate off late because people are no longer flocking to them anymore, they even had an on campus even at my school this year(which has never happened before), showing that they are indeed struggling to attract the top most talent. For the love of God, you’re young and you wanna have the most options, don’t do BW
BW by a mile. Hundreds of thousands of people work at JPM and buy side generally looks better than sell side.