Hi,
I currently hold an offer for an 8 week internship at a Tier 2 strategy consulting firm in London. In my contract, it says that I am eligible for 4 days of annual leave. I am also hoping to represent my university at an international competition abroad, which would take up those 4 days. However, I also want to maximise my chances of getting a return offer. Would taking 4 days of annual leave for this reason likely impact my chances?
Any advice would be appreciated!
Hey thank you for your response and that makes a lot of sense. My internship won't start for another 3-4 months so if I told them now do you think that would mitigate some the disruption to the project work, or would even asking them potentially be a red flag. I should have also clarified but the competition is not related to consulting, but is fairly well recognised. Thanks for your help! Ahmed
Yes, flagging early is always a good idea. However, it will limit your staffing - unless you are doing this the last week of your internship, I don't think this is a great idea. My answer would be different for 1-2 days. 4 days is significant time off.
Of course, you have to weight in how much this is important to you, and also how likely they are to recognize this as a viable reason to accept the time off.