Hi there,

Congratulations on the offers. In terms of your question:

Q: Curious if the nature of the sports betting industry would look bad when applying to jobs. 

You can double-check based on data as follows for your target geography:

1. Look for alumni of the two companies on LinkedIn
2. Check how many moved to your desired exit/industries in your region
3. Normalize for the size of the companies in your region

This should give you an idea of the exits and if there is any bias.

Best,

Francesco

Hi there,

This is a really tough one.

Which one do you think you would enjoy and perform the best in? Where would you excel?

If it were me, I would take the digital media company, but it does all depend on where you want to go.

Each role is going to open very different doors and lead to different futures (generally speaking). Recommendation: LinkedIn has a tool that lets you see where people worked AFTER working at x company. Use it for this sports betting company!

You're about to receive a lot of information from other coaches, researching online, etc. I just have a few pieces of advice:

1) a) Figure out what 2 things are MOST important to you. In a vacuum. Write them down. Diversity? Prestige? Money? Advancement opportunities?

1) b) Figure out which company has the things you want and go for that

2) This is a bit cheesy, but, go with your gut/instinct. It's there. You just have to figure out what it's telling you. fundamentally, based on your interactions with both firms you already know the people you like more.

2) b) If you're still not sure...get on a call with people at the firm. Have very frank/open conversations with them. Try to talk to people seperate from the recruiting process that can give you a real honest opinion of what it's like working there and what the career paths look like.

Hello,

Great question, and congratulations on getting 2 great internship offers!

I don't think there's a stigmatized perception of the sports betting industry (though maybe there's some variation between firms and offices - for instance in SF, where I used to work, I don't think there would be). If it's a good internship where you'll be able to gain leadership, teamwork, and quantitative skills, I wouldn't let that disincentivize you. I would think more about what you'll be able to learn and gain from each internship, and how interested you are in each (for professional or personal reasons) in making your decision. 

Hi there, 

One point to add to the discussion - don't think in terms of what would look bad on your resume but what will bring you closer to waht you want to be doing in 5-10y from now. 

Best,
Cristian