Congrats. Is she gonna be a Financial Analyst? If so, there's an 80% chance I will be working with her.
I work in HR for a large oil and gas company and have an idea about salaries. I never heard of the other company but I know bhp is a pretty well known company in our industry. Hitting 200k is possible by 40 but not gauranteed. Its gonna depend on how driven you are and how good you are with internal politics.
I know as an engineer it is extremely easy to reach that mark before you are even 30. But as a Finance major in a primarily engineering company, how possible do you think it is?
You'll easily get to $200k well before 40 at A&M. And probably at both companies. A&M will give you much better experience overall. Someone said they aren't "top-notch" at consulting. That person is right and wrong. They are not a traditional consulting firm at all, and don't compete with Bain/McK/BCG. They compete with FTI and Alix in the restructuring world, and they are arguably the best of those 3. Some would put Alix above them, but it's a toss-up. At A&M, you'll learn basic finance, operations (not wrench turning, but how to think about operations), work with more senior level people and do different things. The only downside, is that you will work a lot. And since they are very restructuring focused, the market is a little crowded with the lack of restructuring work. For b-school, your experience and knowledge will be better coming from A&M. It's a bit different than competing as another FP&A guy from a big company. But, if you want to live in Houston or stay in energy, go the BHP route
