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Working while in school is the best thing I've done for my career. Right out of college I had 5 years of experience, which is extremely important for employers.
by olegk 17y ago
Working while in school is the best thing I've done for my career. Right out of college I had 5 years of experience, which is extremely important for employers. So after I graduated I got jobs that my classmates could only dream of.
- potatolicious 17y agoDitto here - anyone who is in college and not going for internships (or other jobs) in their relevant field is IMHO losing out big time.
- lmkg 17y agoIn lieu of a thesis, my college offered what was basically a year-long small-group internship with a corporate sponsor for several technical majors (including math!). I would highly recommend them to anyone, even people continuing into pure academia. My college takes this program more seriously than most, to the point that CS and Engineering majors don't even have the option of a traditional thesis, but I've heard that they're available in some form at a lot of universities.
- theBobMcCormick 17y agoI worked my way through college (this was quite a while ago), and honestly I wish I'd had to option of not working, or at least working only in the summer or only a couple of nights a week. Looking back on it, I really regret that I didn't get more time to be deeply involved with my studies and with other activities on campus (guest lectures, etc). I also wish I'd had the opportunity to spend more time with my fellow students. Not only for the friendships that might have developed, but for the intellectual development that would have come from discussing our coursework or just the world in general. I always assumed I have plenty stimulating discussions with knowledgeable people once I entered the workplace, but sadly that has rarely been the case. Maybe I need to get out of Enterprise IT. :-)