<p>The job is an on-campus position that is kind of related to my major although I suspect I will be doing a lot of administrative tasks mixed in with some special focus for what my major is from what the job duties say.</p>
<p>The internship is summer only but it’s for a very reputable firm that I know will help me. They also do a rotational internship so I can learn it all. </p>
<p>The reason why I want the job is because it’ll extend until I graduate and I won’t need to worry about finding a new job after the summer. It’s on campus so it is flexible according to my schedule and next semester I may not be able to hold down a non-campus job due to my classes being all over the place. </p>
<p>However I also want the internship because it’ll be extremely helpful for my future definitely.</p>
<p>Both are full time for summer so I can only choose one. Which one should I pick?!</p>
<p>I’d lean towards the job because it pays money, lasts longer and is “kind of related” to your major. </p>
<p>My son was in a similar position last summer and chose a low paying internship. They’ve worked him like a dog and now that’s he’s interviewing, I don’t think the salaries he’s being offered are that much greater than what he could have gotten right out of school. </p>
<p>How easy is it to find flexible jobs on campus? I’d say easier than getting a “real” job after graduation without that helpful internship! </p>
<p>My recommendation would be: carpe diem - take the internship, maximize its opportunities/contacts and you’ll be at a job-hunting advantage in the not-so-distant future. Unless part time jobs on/near campus are very hard to get, I don’t think that’s a compelling enough a reason to turn down what could be a major boost after graduation. </p>
<p>I would also lean towards the internship. Sounds like a great opportunity and you could network with some great people. You may even find other internships (paid or not) through the connections you make there, or you could be invited back next summer. </p>
<p>Networking—One of the greatest tool to getting a successful career. I think with the internship at that reputable company, you will make a lot of beneficial contacts (at least you wouldn’t regret ever making them), connecting with influential people. You will learn a great deal, I mean like real life situations rather than with your on-campus job. The on-campus job will be good but the internship will great. Someone use to tell me, think thrice not twice…hope you think all-over and make the right decision…</p>
<p>Isn’t it nice to have choices? I agree with those that are recommending the internship. It won’t necessarily give you the “instant gratification or quick fix”, but it gives you greater odds for a long term strategic plan for success. </p>
<p>You may think that the internship will improve your job prospects – but employers also like to see a someone who has real work experience in the field. </p>
<p>I am somewhat surprised at the posters here who are telling you the great things you will get from the internship (better odds of employment after graduation, networking, etc.) – without knowing anything about the type of internship or company. A lot of internships are dead ends – you are either expected to to the work of a low end administrative staffer, or else given very little of anything to do. </p>
<p>The value of a job that you start in the summer and continue through the school year is that you actually have some longevity on your resume – rather than a scattering of odd jobs. To the extent that it is related to your major, it might also provide the opportunity to work up to greater responsibility or be involved in long-term projects. </p>
<p>If the school job was something unrelated to your field of interest, then I might say go for the internship – but you say it overlaps with your major. I think a lot of employers would be more impressed by someone who had a paid job doing X, as opposed to someone who had an internship learning about doing X-- unless the internship is with a very prestigious or well known company… but then again, it’s a company that can’t come up with the money to pay their interns. Not a particularly good sign. </p>
<p>I’d go with the job as well. It will continue after the summer and even after graduation whereas the internship is just for the summer.
It’s likely your duties will expand with experience and people place higher worth on those who are paid Ive noticed as opposed to those they can get for free.</p>
<p>Do you know anyone who has taken that internship in the past? It doesn’t sound like the company is hiring the interns after the internship ends, which would be ideal, so you better make sure it really has helped previous interns find jobs. </p>
<p>You didn’t say whether the internship was paid or unpaid. Big difference. You also didn’t say what field, which definitely makes a difference. It’s one thing if the job is good paying and you can keep it, and the internship is unpaid and ends up offering rather fuzzy skills (ie making coffee). Plus cost of housing, how much you need the money.</p>
<p>I would generally lean towards the internship, but you haven’t given enough details.</p>
<p>Whoops sorry! I was typing on my phone and forgot the specifics. </p>
<p>It’s within the marketing communications field. I specifically focus in PR and advertising w/ minor in business marketing, but the internship is rotational with PR, ad, social media, marketing, research, etc. </p>
<p>Both are paid, the on-campus job being paid only $2 more per hour. However in terms of distance and gas I think it evens out lol.</p>
<p>I know internships are extremely important for my field but my job with the campus works with the PR and media department, however half my job duties will be administrative tasks (scanning, phone calls), whereas the other half is actual PR/media work.</p>
<p>They do not offer jobs for interns upon finishing the program but do give them priority when applying upon graduation given that we are good interns. </p>
<p>Before this, I have had 2 previous internships. But this would be like the cherry on top in terms of “names on a resume” since they are very well-known in my city. There is my dilemma! Both sound like great opportunities!</p>
<p>Can I change my vote? Based on what you’ve just said, I’d go with the internship. I assumed it didn’t pay, as most internships don’t. It sounds like you’ll get a better variety of experience. </p>
<p>There are internships and there are “internships”. This one sounds like a legit opportunity as opposed to a company exploiting young people in a way that is comparable to slavery.
I would go with the internship.</p>