Thanks for all of your input. Right now, it is all about the experience for me. My feeling on this, and please correct me if I am wrong, that having actual experience in this field (whether it is a large bank or smaller one) will help me out in the long run. I have looked into all different concentrations in Finance, and I think that corporate lending would be the best fit for me. The way that this system at my school works, is unless you are very lucky, it can be difficult to find a job with a great experience. Usually it is low end jobs to help you get your foot in the door at large companies. My last job at ING was working with financial controls for their annuities. It sucked. All I (and everyone in my dept) did was try and figure out why these accounts were out of balance. I just could not see myself doing that for the rest of my life. I am an analytical person but I also like dealing with people, which was the reason I chose a finance degree over accounting in the first place.
I think I may have misrepresented the bank a little bit. While it is definitely a smaller bank, it funds commercial projects in the Philadelphia Metro area. So, it is not quite as small as I originally may have implied. I have time to think and I also have 2 more interviews so I will keep you all posted.
