@Ri L.: Duchess Gummybuns: If you know of a person who works at said company, and can get ahold of their email or twitter, that's also a good way to go about it. I personally am kinda bad at this, but I have friends who do it ALL the time. (And I sometimes tag along to the meetings they set up ;) Twitter seems to work really well, actually. Most people are flattered and happy to meet, I've found.
@syneblue: It is very slow for me, I get all my best cat #gifs here lately [sassacats.tumblr.com] (now you know my secrets
Security guy at school came around to get me to sign in on the late night sheet, and I was zoned out and staring at this #gif
@UnpleasantBug : Yeah, I think I just need to let myself have the sads about it for a bit, instead of trying to tell myself I "shouldn't" have the sads. It will work out eventually.
So I didn't get this internship I really wanted, and while my rational brain is telling myself that it's super awesome that I even got to the final round of interviews, and that the program I'm in is really well connected, and I will figure out something for this summer, I keep uncontrollably tearing up every time I think about it.
Getting soclose to the thing you want and not being able to close it might hurt worse than believing you don't even have a shot. Which is so stupid and irrational, because obviously I had something or they wouldn't have wasted their time, and that should be encouraging, and instead it feels like a kick in the gut.
@The Lady Swanson: Beautiful Spinster: Look at this #gif I found this weekend!
I think we've both been very productive.
Uuuugh, I am in the middle of applying and interviewing for internships and I am wildly oscillating between self pep talk, "I am awesome! I got this! You all would be lucky to have me!!" feelings and, "OH MY GOD NO ONE IS GOING TO HIRE ME I AM SO SCREWED WHY DIDN'T I APPLY TO MORE PLACES?? :( :(" feelings, and it is draining.
@token_liberal: Hmm...security isn't as much at play here, because its, "You really can't live off this in New York" money. ($10/hr....boooooo). So I guess I don't know how to phrase it...I don't really expect an internship to roll in the bucks but the tiny paycheck is really one of my big hesitations here. And I REALLY want to interview for the other one. I feel like I have a lot of opportunities in front of me and I don't want to cash out early because of fear, you know?
Hi people! Ugh, I miss hanging out around here. But I have an advice request!
So I have an offer for a summer internship at a Company A that is "good, and would be good experience, but not SUPER jazzed about it" and they want to know my answer by Monday. It also pays not so much. Next Thursday I have an interview for a different internship at (awesome) Company B, and the opportunity to talk to a Company C about other internship opportunities.
Does anyone know a good way to ask for more time to decide from Company A? I'm sort of leaning towards declining if they won't budge on the decision date...but also having bird in the hand vs bush doubts... Also, can you negotiate on salary for internships? Worth a shot?
