turning down an offer, work for them later on?

[owlface]

I am looking for some experience, I have multiple offers on the table for an internship this summer, it is my last summer to have an internship, so I really have to make this count. If I turn down a firm for this summer, does that pretty much eliminate any chances I have to work for them after I graduate? Does anyone have any experience with this?

 

[gorcorps]

It doesn't necessarily count you out automatically. To be honest if the company is any big they probably won't remember you, let alone that you 'rejected' them.

 

[owlface]

that is true, unfortunately most of these are small boutique engineering firms

 

[RaistlinZ]

Originally posted by: owlface
I am looking for some experience, I have multiple offers on the table for an internship this summer, it is my last summer to have an internship, so I really have to make this count. If I turn down a firm for this summer, does that pretty much eliminate any chances I have to work for them after I graduate? Does anyone have any experience with this?

If they're not a company you want to work for over the summer, then why would you be concerned with working for them once you graduate? Obviously, it sounds like they aren't the most prestigious of the companies you have to choose from, so who cares if you turn it down? Just concentrate on getting a job with the company you really want to intern with over the summer.

Unless I'm missing something.

 

[owlface]

Well I planed to on taking an internship in a related field and not necessarily one that I would work in when I graduate, just to make sure I didn't enjoy it more.

 

[child of wonder]

I turned down the first two offers my current company offered me. 2 months later I saw the position was still open and emailed them again and asked if they'd like to re-enter negotiations. They were much more willing to deal then.

So long as you're professional and courteous when rejecting the offer and have not lead them on, there should be no hard feelings.

 

[Chronoshock]

Originally posted by: child of wonder

So long as you're professional and courteous when rejecting the offer and have not lead them on, there should be no hard feelings.

QFT. Companies know that you may not be a good fit at that time and you might not be able to accept for a number of reasons. If you're polite when you turn them down, there should be no problems. When I was doing my job hunt earlier this year, the companies whose offers I turned down explicitly stated that if I was ever looking for a job again, please contact them and let them know, they would be interested.

 

[owlface]

thanks for the perspectives

 

[Reel]

Originally posted by: gorcorps
It doesn't necessarily count you out automatically. To be honest if the company is any big they probably won't remember you, let alone that you 'rejected' them.

Perhaps they won't remember you but when they look in their database or file folders and find your name, they will be able to pretend they remember fairly well. To protect themselves against discrimination lawsuits, most if not all companies keep records on interviewees.