Choosing between an analyst position for a broker or a private equity firm. Which would be a better opportunity?
As the title says, I'm choosung between an opportunity as an analyst for either a broker or a private equity firm. Both have similar salaries. 

Which would be a better opportunity for professional and salary growth?
[{"id": "hyx7cee", "text": "At a RE PE firm you will learn a lot more relevant technical info and could get hired as a broker associate afterward at any major RE firm as long as you are personable. I\u2019m not sure the reverse is true. As a brokers analyst you will likely be locked into the product type for said broker. You may learn sales and client management but as a PE analyst you will understand more of what a developer looks at. That knowledge is harder to obtain than the lending side IMO.", "replies": [{"id": "hyx7tia", "text": "Agree with this.  Unless you are pretty confident you want to be in brokerage long term right now (which would mean you'd have property type / market etc narrowed down) then I'd go PE since the skills will leave you more open doors later.  You can bring those relationships in the PE world back to brokerage later as an asset if you want to make the switch.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "hyx8owu", "text": "Sorry, I should specify; an asset broker for retail properties. However I think that your advice would still hold true. I am thinking that there would be more diverse experience in PE since more time is spent analyzing/looking for successful deals as opposed to just working on models for offerings.", "replies": [{"id": "hyx9dxt", "text": "Yep same answer. Personal preference but retail/office would not be my first choice to cut my teeth. PE firm will expose you to a lot of different things", "replies": [{"id": "hyxa1ox", "text": "Thank you. I think this will be an easy decision then.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hyx9hlj", "text": "Definitely the buyside", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hyxdgr7", "text": "I'll be the odd man out here. While I agree generally going equity side is probably the better overall option (after all, when underwriting, the buyer's view of the project is really the only one that matters), being a broker analyst will likely put you in front of strangers and others who you don't interact with day to day. If you have a desire to be less of a back office analyst and more of the guy who is out front, explaining the economics of a deal, that position might better prepare you for a career of that nature. But I'd only go that way if you know for a fact you want to eventually be substantially more out front AND the broker analyst position will include you presenting to clients and answering questions regarding your analysis. Obviously this would only be the case with more complicated assets that need Argus and similar models to explain the economics of the deal. STNL analyst isn't going to prepare you for much of anything other than a low-level career as an STNL analyst.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hyya9eh", "text": "Pe.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hz03109", "text": "PE", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hz04hw3", "text": "Depends on teams deal flow for either option", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hz06f6k", "text": "PE by far, you'll learn infinitely more", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hz0acv4", "text": "What do you want to do long term? \n\nWhat are the firms?\n\nAre you fresh out of college? \n\nIf you have JLL NYC vs. small shop in Cincinnati, take the JLL NYC. \n\nIf you have JLL Cincinnati vs. BlackRock Chicago, take BlackRock Chicago. \n\nDon\u2019t just listen to the guys screaming PE here. Brokerage may be a better option out of college.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hz0mtdm", "text": "PE\n\nSource: started at brokerage as analyst, now at principal group", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hz0n0rm", "text": "PE for sure. I\u2019m an analyst for a broker and it\u2019s 99% marketing and client management. Luckily it\u2019s still early enough in my career that I can switch out to PE before getting locked in, but it\u2019s definitely a concern I have.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]