Should I pass up this opportunity?

Sambucus_Nigra

graduate123 wrote: »

However i would have liked a bit more time off to consider my options and relax after three stressful years.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I did my degree whilst also working full time, and the last 2 years I was doing a post grad dip mgt at the same time plus also fitting in NEBOSH, an NVQ L4 and various other quals as well as a promotion to management and having to deal with inherited staff half of which didn't like having to do any ACTUAL work - hence 6 stressful years.....time off to consider options and relax, what a larf.

marywooyeah

I understand where you are coming from with the "I just want to relax" bit as I have just finished my 2nd year at uni then had 3 mad weeks organising my wedding and am now a SAHM over summer til I go on placement in september - it is busy and I feel like I havent had a break either.
but in an economic climate where graduates are struggling to even find positions to apply for, you have been headhunted! grab it with both hands! even if you're not sure about it the money is good and you never know what doors it could open for you.
I only took law at a level cos I didnt fancy any of the other options and I loved it, now I'm training to be a solicitor - if I hadn't of taken that subject back then who knows what I would be doing now.
I understand your reservations, but think the pros far outweigh the cons.

relic

Gotta love university students that think they had a stressful time.

Welcome to the real world, where you have to pay for everything yourself, through hours upon hours of real work for the next 40+ years of you life. I do wonder whether i'm a bit insane studying for a BSc, ACCA and working full time when I hear people like this!

As for your "dilemma", go for the interview, and pray that you get that internship.

Mistral001

The old quotation that goes something like "most people on their death bed do not look back and say I wish I had spent more time in the office" comes to mind here.

Maybe that goes for spending time on the internet, on MSE etc. etc. etc as well!! Makes you think - makes me think!!

relic

Mistral001 wrote: »

The old quotation that goes something like "most people on their death bed do not look back and say I wish I had spent more time in the office" comes to mind here.

Maybe that goes for spending time on the internet, on MSE etc. etc. etc as well!! Makes you think - makes me think!!

Is that English or what am I reading?

Mistral001

relic wrote: »

Is that English or what am I reading?

It is English.

smileylondongal

I'd go for the internship as you just never know what kind of other opportunities it will open up and if anything it gives you an insight into the workplace - I know when I joined my first job after graduating, I had a fabulous time and learned so much I could pass on to another job, even if it wasn't the same kind.

suicidebob

You're a possible candidate. Why not get the job first then decide if you want it or not?

It's like planning how to spend a lottery windfall before you buy a ticket.

ElleR

I get wanting to relax but when you're applying for jobs left right and centre and getting rejections I think you'll find uni wasn't so stressful! You'll regret it if you don't go and the fact that they've headhunted you is brilliant! If in a few months you find it's not for you, you can find a different job at your leisure with the security of an income. I say this from experience of being an unemployed grad and now in a job that's not my chosen career but it's paying the bills and getting me experience whilst I work my way into the sector I want to be in.

WestonDave

You're not sure its the job for you but its far better to find out that its definitely not whilst being paid, and then being paid whilst you look for another job. Career breaks later in life are becoming more common (although by no means the norm) so if you are worried about getting in now for a 45 year slog, don't. Having something on your CV will give you far greater flexibility - having nothing will be very restrictive - not the other way round.