The safe-but-good job or the risky-but-possibly more rewarding job? (employment, credit rating, unemployment)
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Recent college grad. In the final stages of the hiring process for a few positions. In a horrible quandary and have no idea what to do. It's ultimately my decision obviously but advice is much appreciated.
Should I:
1) go for a job that I know I would be good at, I would like to do, pays well, GREAT company/environment, but that is in a field I don't want to pursue long term in long term OR
2) go for an unpaid internship across the country in an expensive city where I don't know if I'll be good at it, I don't know if I'll like it, but it's in a field that I studied at school and I am really interested in learning more?
Half my brain says, "take the safe job! Save some money, get stable, go to grad school first." The other half is telling me to take the plunge with #2.
I've never been a huge risk-taker, and I know I would be good at job #1 but....I am in completely two minds here. Advice?
it depends on the field. If the only path to success in your field of study is via internships, and you have financial support, then take the internship. It only gets harder to work for low or no pay as you get older. But if you need to make money right now, then work on building connections in your field, so getting that first job will be easier.
It really depends on your level of risk tolerance. If you can't stomach it the risky route, go the safe route. With risk comes reward (almost always), but it also comes with a lot of agita.
I picked safe and consistent employment over higher pay and higher risk of going on the unemployment line. One of the benefits of safe consistent employment is over time it looks good on your credit rating being consistently employed over several years. Plus, the more experience you gain, the less risk you'll have of going on the unemployment line if you decide to switch to the higher pay/higher risk job.
Location: Stuck on the East Coast, hoping to head West
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#1. The whole point of school is to get a good paying job. You did that. Congrats.
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