I’ve got a second offer from another consulting company and now I feel like I’m being pulled in two directions as each one makes their case. I’d already had a preference going in and it hadn’t changed much through the interviewing process. However, I feel compelled to actually receive the offer and review it and then give them my decision. It just seems wrong to blow off a company you’ve been chasing for the last few months.
It is also important to remember that this is a two year process and you should avoid burning bridges at all costs. You never know where you’ll be in the fall. I called the company I’d gotten an offer from in the finance organization and explained that I thought consulting was a better fit for the summer but that I’d look forward to talking with them in the fall. I’m trying to leave a good impression all around.
I got a chance to give some honest feedback about the recruiting process. I think the earlier you reach minority students, the easier it is to attract their attention. After the Jumpstart program this summer, many of us arrived at school looking to become a banker, never having looked at anything else.
Posted by natasha at February 13, 2005 02:01 AM