<p>Lets say. You are given the opportunity to work in this small (unknown) publication firm writing business news as an intern everyday. And you have been in it for 3 weeks or so…</p>
<p>Then all of a sudden, a branded company emails you saying you can begin on monday. Will you ditch the current internship? ? </p>
<p>branded meaning along the league of Big4 Accounting, Morgan Stanley, JPM, Goldman.</p>
<p>thats a hard question, </p>
<p>i wouldnt because i would personally feel bad and there is the whole loyalty factor involved, but thats just me personally.</p>
<p>Depends. Are you doing grunt/bitc-h work right now? do you ever wish you were somewhere bigger? Are you interested in journalism? Are you even published?</p>
<p>If that branded company is offering you a solid position in which you do what you like it will be a great point on your resume. Do you want to write about business or help do it?</p>
<p>about 4-5 of my stories are published everyday on their own online archive. My name is replaced with the editors because of the responsibility crap. </p>
<p>small (unknown) company does not have a newspaper yet. Though they publish a few books and market and research reports. </p>
<p>I’m not interested in journalism at all. The only thing related is I’m writing about financial news, IPO, stock, etc… I applied to their company as analyst (intern). I want to go into investment banking, trading or private equity. The branded company is a world renowed big4 accounting firm. </p>
<p>Talks with my boss lead to an advice: telling me to be patient. It’s only 3days, to it’s only two weeks, to it’s only three weeks. I’m still doing the same ****e.</p>
<p>Since you applied for the internship, I think you have a responsibility to finish out the work term. I think it would be highly unethical for you to just quit. You aren’t exactly at a point in your career where you can afford to burn bridges. </p>
<p>And you should know that most internships won’t be as amazing as you think they will. You haven’t finished your education, you don’t have any experience… of course you’re gonna get stuck doing busy work for someone else.</p>
<p>i would ask the people who you are currently working for to make you a deal and ask them what they would do in your shoes. and make sure that you know exactly what you will be doing for the big4 and tell them that so that maybe you can get comprable work or something…its just an idea. i dont really know. out of curiosity, what firm hires interns in july and what division would you be going into?</p>
<p>Stick with the journalism one. Big4 experience ( in Singapore ) is too common.
Doesn’t really add value to the CV too in my opinion. </p>
<p>Plus, in terms of brand name - Big4 accounting firms are nowhere near Goldman, JPM, Morgan Stanley…they’re in a totally different league.</p>
<p>Writers, on the other hand, are rare. Good communication skills and the ability to express yourself are things which are hard to prove - but your writing experience will be an extremely strong point on your CV. </p>
<p>I was a part-time contributor to a major newspaper here and used that as my focal point for my subsequent internships in equities research and wealth management. Interviewers were impressed with my writing experience because it’s rare, and valuable.</p>