Full time internship during school year
Hey guys I have several choices regarding the upcoming school year as a rising junior. I'm currently interning at a small PE shop and was wondering whether I should do an internship during the fall. I have several options:
I can intern at a regional office of a top boutique(Evercore, Lazard, Greenhill), and when I spoke to the guy I'd be working with, he told me to expect around 50 hours a week (5 days+weekends occasionally) but all of this is unpaid.
I know the experience will be great but I can’t help to wonder whether those 50 hours will be better spent preparing for interviews and for school.
Another choice is to intern at a no name boutique ibank but get paid 10/hour and work roughly 35 hours. Again solid experience.
Choice 3 is to continue at the firm I'm working at right now (paid) part time during school.
My last choice is to focus solely on networking, interviews, and school. I will be a rising junior at a top public and want to do what will improve my chances the most at securing an internship for next summer.
Thanks!
If you can manage it I say do it. You are going to kill yourself, but when it comes time to interview for full time spots your resume is going to stand out. I did an internship my final semester for my graduate degree and it was tough, but added a lot of value.
My vote is go for it.
I work around 50 hours per week right now. I can't imagine having to deal with classes after getting back from work, let alone studying and homework on top of that. Your GPA will probably take a hit, so weigh that against the advantage of having that on job on your resume.
If possible, ask the boutique if you can work part time. It's not like you have to write the number of hours worked on your resume.
Friend worked at Lazard while taking a full course load and made it - definitely helped the resume, and they're at a "top" BB now.
Ok so what do you guys suggest between the paid small boutique vs the unpaid top boutique internship?
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