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I'd like this forums advice regarding the two current job opportunities I have:
Network Engineer Internship: 17 an HR with benefits. 3-4 months. Recruiter says I have a 25-50% chance of a full time offer if they have a spot available and if I perform well!
IT Support Engineer: Full Time, no benefits. 21 an hour. Basically another helpdesk job, Id accept it if there were benefits, but there arent any, so theres that.
Honestly, I feel that the Network Engineer internship is gonna look much better on the resume. I'll get the touch real equipment! And something tells me if I do well performance wise I can move up and stay permanently. But I'd like advice from other people who've been there. (Obviously, If a fulltime job with benefits pulls through, Ill take that ideally, but I'm playing the cards I've been dealt here.)
Everybody is agreeing that the internship looks like the better offer given what you have said here, and I think they’re right. That said, I would put more weight on the particular teams and companies, if you know anything about them. Some teams will actively look to give juniors room to grow, and others will just install them as a cog in the machine and leave them there.
This advice is prime
The people you work daily with matter a LOT more than pay if you're looking at jobs with "intern"
I did internships that were a profound waste of my time, contrast that with an intern on my team last year who got a phenomenal experience (he was competent so we have him complex work) and we liked him so much he's coming back full time
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