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Originally Posted by asgdrew  I'm a major in communications and i'm going to be graduating college in December of '08. My G.P.A. has never been truly stellar (2.8-3.0) and unfortunately I could never commit to a job full time enough to get enough experience as supervisor or manager.
So I have the interview for the ERAC internship on monday. I know it's going to be grueling and I know i'll only be making $8 an hour and working 50-60 hours a week. But my plan is this: Work my ass for them, keep my mouth shut, suck up and kiss ass and even see if I can work during next semester as well. Do everything I can as well as I can, go out and have beer, suck up and play the good ol boy network. Even let them believe that I want to work full time after college.
Hopefuly, if i'm doing well, i wanna be able to suck a letter of recomendation (say its for grad school or something) or at least get some awards or something to show I did well there.
And then, start handing e-mailing applications (rather than posting them on line) to other places and show them my experience and try to snag a job as soon as I graduate and leave that hell hole.
But is it possible to do this? I know its good expereince and I don't mind putting in the work for less than a year and to put it in my resume and I do want to go into sales but how likely is it to get a letter of recommendation? Is it likely that this internship won't help me at all?
Or should I juts do my other possible intern and do campaign work for a local independent party and hope that pays off well too? |
I actually would recommend working for ERAC in, or right out of college. As far as looking good on a resume, yes and no. Most people think of ERAC as they do any other car rental company. It is valuable on the resume, if they know the real deal. You will work your ass off, but you get good business experience, and learn how Corporate America chews you up and spits you out. Also, very good drinking experience!