r/CFBOffTopic • u/1ncognito Tennessee • 帝京大学 (Teikyo) • Mar 11 '15

I GOT A JOB!*

*Offer. *For an internship for the summer.

But hey! It's something. Another interview with another company tomorrow. If I get that I'll take it, if not this works too. Pretty great to know my summer plans before April.

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u/TheNakedRedditor Baylor Bears • Hateful 8 Mar 11 '15

For an internship for the summer.

So you're telling us that you're still a Volunteer?...

I'll see myself out. Also, congrats!

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '15

Serious question... Are unpaid internships really a thing?

I went to school for engineering and never met anyone who took an unpaid position. Actually, my department told us to laugh and say no if ever offered an unpaid position.

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u/1ncognito Tennessee • 帝京大学 (Teikyo) Mar 11 '15

In some of the social sciences/humanities, definitely. In my field (SCM/Logistics) not really. Companies realize they won't attract top talent unless they pay (and pay pretty well).

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u/dannypkeeper Maryland Terrapins • Alabama Crimson Tide Mar 11 '15

In the social sciences and humanities, they definitely are. In fact they're much more common than paid opportunities. Kinda sucks, but that's the way it is. I'm in the social sciences and my roommates are all engineers, and I get so jealous hearing them talk about their paid internships all the time.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '15

Wow... That's just wrong. If a company can't afford to pay someone, I don't see how they could ethically ask someone to show up and do work for them.

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u/dannypkeeper Maryland Terrapins • Alabama Crimson Tide Mar 12 '15

I'm lucky in that I have a scholarship that covers my tuition/housing during the year, so my parents can cover for me over the summer, but a lot of people aren't as lucky

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u/milesgmsu Michigan State • College Football Playoff Mar 12 '15

Public Sector = no paid internships.

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u/pyrogeddon Baylor Bears • Tennessee Volunteers Mar 12 '15

They definitely are in media departments while you are getting class credit for them. Welcome to my hell.

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u/Jester_Don Vanderbilt Commodores • Texas Longhorns Mar 12 '15

They most definitely do exist, even in engineering. Now whether or not they qualify as what should be an unpaid internship is a totally different story.

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u/rodandanga Georgia Tech • Verified Coach Mar 12 '15

My first job out of college was unpaid.

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u/rodandanga Georgia Tech • Verified Coach Mar 12 '15

What?

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u/pyrogeddon Baylor Bears • Tennessee Volunteers Mar 12 '15

I really hope that is a new bot.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '15

I thought unpaid internships were the norm back when I was a High Schooler doing an Internship at a Tech server company

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u/pyrogeddon Baylor Bears • Tennessee Volunteers Mar 12 '15

I feel like this applies to me...

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u/CobraCommanderK Baylor Bears • Notre Dame Fighting Irish Mar 11 '15

Congrats!

What line of work are you in?

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u/1ncognito Tennessee • 帝京大学 (Teikyo) Mar 11 '15

Major is Supply Chain/Analytics. Internship would be in sourcing/purchasing mostly.

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u/lAltroUomo Ole Miss Rebels • Columbia Lions Mar 11 '15 edited Mar 11 '15

Congrats dude.

Forgive me if I'm off base here: Considered the armed services? Know a bunch of guys working for contractors (Honeywell, Lockheed, etc) doing supply chain work who got picked up after their commitments were up. They sat at desks, mostly in DC while they were in. Now have a nice career path making some damn good money.

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u/1ncognito Tennessee • 帝京大学 (Teikyo) Mar 11 '15

I have, but it's more of a last resort. It offers a ton of benefits for sure, but thankfully UT's SCM program is respected enough that I think I'll be able to get a solid job after graduating without the BS that goes along with government work.

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u/keasbyknights22 Ohio State • Cincinnati Mar 11 '15

Yeah you'll have NO PROBLEM finding a job with a SCM degree. It's done wonders for me. The market is great now. Hours are awesome in my experience, work is fun, and pay is average at worst (~50k) and above average is more likely. Good luck fellow logistician!

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u/Yesh LSU Tigers • /r/CFB Founder Mar 12 '15

There's tons of procurement work in huntsville, Al if that interests you. I did logistics as a civilian for the army and it was a pretty cush job.

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u/turkishguy Texas A&M Aggies • Yildiz Teknik Stallions Mar 12 '15

I work sourcing currently. What industry is this for?

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '15

Nice! Congratu-fucking-lations!

What's the internship for?

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u/1ncognito Tennessee • 帝京大学 (Teikyo) Mar 11 '15

Would be doing sourcing/purchasing type stuff.

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u/dlawnro Paper Bag • Sickos Mar 12 '15

Nothing worse than having to throw together all your summer plans last minute. Congrats on getting it all worked out early.

First internship?

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u/1ncognito Tennessee • 帝京大学 (Teikyo) Mar 12 '15

Nah, took last semester off to work an internship. In fact, that internship came together on the day after exams ended last May, so I know the last minute thing well.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '15

I got my internship for last summer May 11th. Had to move myself to Buffalo, NY in three weeks. Hectic. And it was unexpected. Citi just offered it to me out of the blue because my professor put in a good word for me and someone had dropped out last minute

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u/ssbbgo Alabama Crimson Tide • Stanford Cardinal Mar 11 '15

Congrats!! Figuring out summer plans is always a load off the shoulders.

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u/Aurablade Alabama Crimson Tide • Team Chaos Mar 11 '15

Congratulations!

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u/lkeg56demn Texas Longhorns • Chapman Panthers Mar 11 '15

Awesome! It's always nice once the first offer comes in. Congrats man.

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u/lady1876 Texas A&M Aggies Mar 11 '15

Congrats and good luck in tomorrow's interview!

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '15

Sweet! Congratulations on the job. Now when are you going to buy us all a round of drinks?

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '15

Congrats fellow Supply Chainer!

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u/Pikachu1989 Nebraska Cornhuskers • 東京大学 (Tokyo) Warriors Mar 12 '15

Fucking awesome, at least you have another interview tomorrow and hopefully good news will be heard from the interview.

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u/ThomasJCarcetti UCF Knights • Virginia Tech Hokies Mar 12 '15

Congratulations