Dear all,
I'll be handing in my thesis at the end of the year. My formal graduation date will be on the 31/01/2023, which means there is a period of month where I'd be free.
My question is: Does it make sense to apply for an internship position starting on January 01 or go for a full time position right away in February?
Pro internship : no previous experience in strategy consulting, shorter interview process
Pro full-time: job security (in case I don't do well)
My main concern is that there is the chance that I do not secure a FT offer after my internship, so I am left without a Job after the internship. On the other hand, it would seem weird if I apply for an internship at McK in January while at the same time apply for a FT position at BCG in March ( 2 months internship)…
How would you go about solving this problem?
PS: I am specifically interested in insights from the German job market!
Thank you for the input. Wouldn't you think that it's harder to secure a FT offer after an internship compared to securing a FT offer (and surviving the first 6 months where you can get fired)?
Hi there, I don’t think you are comparing the correct situations. Unless they cannot let you go if you get a full-time offer (in most countries they can, not sure about Germany), they will be able to do so regardless of whether you are an intern or have a full-time offer. So, in case they would have let you go after the internship, they could have let you go after full-time anyway. In any case, in your case as mentioned I would expect full-time could make more sense given there is little difference on the period when you could start. Hope this helps, Francesco