[hannah2822]

So I have been working a small CPA..pay is too low that i have to for another new one

I have been working there for more than a year ….

Then i got an offer a mid-size cpa and is a place that i want to work at…

But this firm only offer me an intern position..and according to other ppl…

This firm tend to not hire their intern once tax season ends..(like 6 out of

18 interns) will get hire…and they only hire me for 10 weeks..of coz, they will be a chance to

Conver to full time but the chance is minimal..

Likewise..i hv another offer from a start up..pay is significant low than the midsize one but theu will hire me full time..

And hv potential ro grow…

So which offer shpuld i take?

Thanks you guys!!!!!

[Anonymous]

I'd go for the mid-size and work your butt off to make them take a hard, long look at letting you go

[Anonymous]

I'd go for the mid-size and work your butt off to make them take a hard, long look at letting you go

[Anonymous]

Depends on what you need most. If you take the intern position and in a few months have no job, will you be OK without any income for several months? You never know how long it will take to find the next job. For me personally, an internship would be out of the question no matter how well it paid, because I can't risk being unemployed. True, you could lose your job at any time, but to take a job knowing that it ends in a few months would be a risk I wasn't comfortable with. I saw a thread you'd started before about your current job that said the pay was just a little over minimum wage and insufficient for your needs, so I assume you haven't been able to save much from that job, so likely don't have savings to live off of if you're unemployed for awhile.

However, if you prefer the midsize firm enough to risk being unemployed and will be financially OK, then go for it. It sounds like that is your preference between the two, so if you can stomach the risk, it may be the best option. One consideration would be if the midsize firm's increased pay would be sufficient to save enough to be OK for a few months – like if the midsize pays 50% more than you need for living expenses, then if you could save that 50% for 4-5 months of internship, that'd be 2-2.5 months worth of living expenses saved up (if I did my math right – it's early, I don't trust my mind yet 🙂 ).

For what it's worth, I think that startup sounds more interesting, since there will be so much growth and so many changes…however, to be fair, I must point out that a startup has its own risk associated, since it's not an established company and is more likely to run into financial issues and have to close its doors.

[Anonymous]

Depends on what you need most. If you take the intern position and in a few months have no job, will you be OK without any income for several months? You never know how long it will take to find the next job. For me personally, an internship would be out of the question no matter how well it paid, because I can't risk being unemployed. True, you could lose your job at any time, but to take a job knowing that it ends in a few months would be a risk I wasn't comfortable with. I saw a thread you'd started before about your current job that said the pay was just a little over minimum wage and insufficient for your needs, so I assume you haven't been able to save much from that job, so likely don't have savings to live off of if you're unemployed for awhile.

However, if you prefer the midsize firm enough to risk being unemployed and will be financially OK, then go for it. It sounds like that is your preference between the two, so if you can stomach the risk, it may be the best option. One consideration would be if the midsize firm's increased pay would be sufficient to save enough to be OK for a few months – like if the midsize pays 50% more than you need for living expenses, then if you could save that 50% for 4-5 months of internship, that'd be 2-2.5 months worth of living expenses saved up (if I did my math right – it's early, I don't trust my mind yet 🙂 ).

For what it's worth, I think that startup sounds more interesting, since there will be so much growth and so many changes…however, to be fair, I must point out that a startup has its own risk associated, since it's not an established company and is more likely to run into financial issues and have to close its doors.

[fuzyfro89]

It's not an internship, even though they are calling it an internship. An internship is for people in school.

You are being offered a temp job with the carrot on the stick of a “full time offer”.

Nothing wrong with that, but understand that the firm you are considering will take advantage of people by showing the possibility of a full time offer when in reality they don't have the resources to hire everyone full time.

It may work out, or it may not. 1 in 3 chance? I'd try my luck elsewhere.

How much they offer to pay you and how much you expect to make in 10 weeks also makes some difference. The problem is that after busy season, you'll have a lot of people looking for new jobs (in general), so not having a job any more will not put you in a position of advantage.

Just my opinion, but do what feels right.

[fuzyfro89]

It's not an internship, even though they are calling it an internship. An internship is for people in school.

You are being offered a temp job with the carrot on the stick of a “full time offer”.

Nothing wrong with that, but understand that the firm you are considering will take advantage of people by showing the possibility of a full time offer when in reality they don't have the resources to hire everyone full time.

It may work out, or it may not. 1 in 3 chance? I'd try my luck elsewhere.

How much they offer to pay you and how much you expect to make in 10 weeks also makes some difference. The problem is that after busy season, you'll have a lot of people looking for new jobs (in general), so not having a job any more will not put you in a position of advantage.

Just my opinion, but do what feels right.

[Anonymous]

Just noticed after ready fuzyfro's post that the internship is just 10 weeks – that's not enough to save up any significant money so makes that an even less appealing offer.

[Anonymous]

Just noticed after ready fuzyfro's post that the internship is just 10 weeks – that's not enough to save up any significant money so makes that an even less appealing offer.

[juuustin]

I'd recommend trying to type an entire post in full sentences without using random ellipses. This exercise will probably help the job search as well.

MD Candidate: 10/1/14

FAR - 87 (11/23/14)
REG - 87 (1/30/15)
BEC - 89 (4/19/15)
AUD - 98 (5/30/15)

Ethics - 100

Experience - In Progress!

[juuustin]

I'd recommend trying to type an entire post in full sentences without using random ellipses. This exercise will probably help the job search as well.

MD Candidate: 10/1/14

FAR - 87 (11/23/14)
REG - 87 (1/30/15)
BEC - 89 (4/19/15)
AUD - 98 (5/30/15)

Ethics - 100

Experience - In Progress!

[ijustwant76]

What's the risk of having a short internship on your resume? That's your downside. How will employers view that? Also, you're doing tax for your internship? Personally, I think tax is limiting. Once you get into tax, everyone just wants you for tax.

[ijustwant76]

What's the risk of having a short internship on your resume? That's your downside. How will employers view that? Also, you're doing tax for your internship? Personally, I think tax is limiting. Once you get into tax, everyone just wants you for tax.

[Author]

Replies