I just received an offer for a summer internship and I have two circumstances that are making my decision slightly difficult that I would appreciate is some could weigh in on...
First, the job is in a position in which I would learn a lot over the summer, but I do not have much interest in continuing in that sort of position after graduation. So, would I be pigeonholing myself into such a position after graduation by taking this internship?
Second, I have several applications still out that I do not anticipate hearing about the possibility of an interview until after the deadline to accept this offer will expire. Would it be too forward of me to reach out to some of these firms and see if they would budge on anything to push up the timeline of the application process?
Thanks in advance for any possible input
Not enough detail to give actual advice...
What would that position be in for your summer internship? Also I highly doubt it would pidgeonhole you and something is better than sitting on your ass all summer.
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offer is for a position in operations. Im not totally sold on wanting to work in ops and I have applcations out for different roles, mostly in investment management. and I wouldn't be sitting on my ass all summer. I am either going to accept this offer at face value, or I am going to try to see if I can get in contact with a few of the other firms to see if I can move up the timeline. Thats why I am asking if that is feasilbe/realistic
I would definitely contact those other firms to let them know about your timing dilemma. They may or may not be flexible in speeding up the process. If not, you can always accept the offer and still followup with those interviews later..if you get an offer, then you can decide whether it is worth backing out of the ops for a better position. Just my 2 cents
Reach out to the other firms and see if they will push things up. You can also ask for an extension on your current offer deadline if that doesn't pan out. If BOTH of those don't work out, youll have a dilemma. Hard to give advice in that situation without more info
Fair enough, I didn't intend for my initial response to sound like "just reneg, who cares".
I would say that it depends on the internship process/job offers (more info needed), but if it doesn't cause any negative ramifications with your school recruiting process (I was thinking more along the lines of an independent search) and the difference in the job is worth it, then go for it. It should never be your primary plan to screw over another employer, but if a can't pass up offer in the field you want comes along, I would argue that the slight damage you may do by backing out of the offer/upsetting that employer is worth at least weighing the consequences, both positive and negative, and making an informed decision. John-Doe spelled out the first steps nicely, even if we disagree on the later stages.. reach out to the firms, try to move deadlines, etc and see what happens before you even get to the dilemma of reneging.
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