<p>I am a graduating senior, and I am joining a public accounting firm upon graduation. I was given a choice to join the firm's "Banking & Capital Markets" or "Asset Management" practices within their financial group.</p>
<p>From my understanding, I would be auditing banks and other financial institutions in the BCM group, whereas I'll be interacting with hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds etc for Asset Management group. Can you tell me what working for these clients are like, and pros and cons of each group?</p>
<p>Congrats on the job. Your new coworkers will have a wealth of information about what kind of clients they are…not us. If it’s a good public accounting firm, they will let you work on each group and let you decide which is a good fit FOR YOU.</p>
<p>I agree with you that co-workers would be the best source for this kind of question.
the only problem is, the firm requires me to pick preferences before I join. So I did talk to several auditors who work in either practice, and people in BCM think their practice is more exciting, and people in AM believe their clients are more interesting. so… confused!</p>
<p>I know each company/client is different, but if someone can give me a rough overview and pros/cons of working for either, I’d really appreciate it.</p>