Stay with small/medium company (80-100 employees) full-time or take an internship at a big trading firm (500 employees)?
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WeKS67
Jan 31
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Hey guys, I'm 20 and in 3rd year of uni (stats/compsci). I currently have a full time job at a medium sized company with salary around $70000 AUD. I also have an internship offer I'm sitting on that is at a much bigger trading firm.
The internship will be 7 weeks paid on a equiv of 100k salary.
I'm not exactly sure what I want to do in the future specifically to be honest, it just has to be software engineering and pay well. Whatever niche if tech does not matter (eg med tech, FinTech).
Do you guys reckon I should quit the full time job for a full time internship or keep at my current role?
Thanks!
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Step 2: ^
otherwise we just cant give you decent appraisal
plus you will diversify your network early on as many interns and FTEs will move over their career
i always went with maximizing firm size and so far never regretted it (of course, depending on opportunities)
Optimize for the best experience not for TC at this point. Don’t get comfortable otherwise you will become one of those fat lazy servants that don’t do anything and see stuck in your dead end job because you’re afraid. Run towards opportunity.
Aussies can move to the US easily due to E3 visa so get the better name and better expeirence and then flip to the US.
Your industry's recognition of both names also matters. Not sure if you're a software dev or in another field.
And more importantly, how quickly are you growing / learning in your current role?
While you're very early in your career, you can take a slight hit on compensation and optimize for growth and learning. That's assuming you're growing and learning in your current role, which only you can really know.
Research how much the difference in comp will be post conversion though, if it's 2x or something you can grow at the trading firm too.
It's just big enough where I don't get any stock either.
It is my first professional role though so I'm definitely learning a lot