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Aw one that’s so amazing, a huge congratulations, I fully appreciate what a tough situation you must be in. I actually was lucky enough to also get two offers, with from Hastings. After considerable thought, and from networking, I quickly realised how much exposure I would get by working for Hastings. The experience that Hastings gave me has truly been unmatched as I’ve had amazing opportunities to be on engagements that I honestly probably wouldn’t have had if I had been with another firm. We had a small intake allowing me to do MC type of work but B without the cons!! Plus I feel like Once you’ve trained at Hastings you can always move to a smaller firm later on. Whereas it would be harder to go the other way!!

i hope that helps and best of luck! Let me know if you have any qs :)
 

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