Ok, so got an offer for MS... Now even more confused. I think I'm 100% certain I prefer the culture at CS, but it's not like I dislike the culture at MS - I like it there too but I just feel like I fit in at CS more, especially with the effort they made with me today. That said, I dont know what's best in the long run. I want to work in NY in the future but even if I choose CS over MS, is that such a big deal? Cos surely, if I move to NY, it will most likely be with the bank I'm already with so I'd imagine the weight of the name over there would make no difference...?
Secondly, as mentioned I want to do FX or Commodities and am potentially considering Rates. One of the women in commods at CS explained that their division is obviously much, much smaller than MS but said that because of the size of the teams, you get much more interaction with clients and your own book more quickly, whereas at MS they have too many salespeople, and partly as a result, you have to join a commodities research team for your first 1 or 2 years before you begin sales or trading. So even though MS > CS in commodities, due to the above, could it be more beneficial to work in a smaller division where I get more exposure to new clients and where the division is growing, or am I still better off just going for MS if I want to do commodities?
However, if I'm not sure between the 3 desks, am I better off going for CS on the basis that CS is better for FID generally? CONFUSED.