tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1340909425076182610.post6358969981916393455..comments2023-08-17T20:37:21.475+05:30Comments on Gaurav Gupta: Why I Had to Say No to an Investment Banking Internship Offergaurav guptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533848694561102634noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1340909425076182610.post-87918617007934960932014-08-26T02:02:34.625+05:302014-08-26T02:02:34.625+05:30Thank you very much, Bob.
You are right, many of...Thank you very much, Bob. <br /><br />You are right, many of the internship position offers that I come across are unpaid. Even if I am offered those positions, I have to think twice and decide between my living expenses and the opportunities that I have to forego. It is most of the times a lose-lose situation.gaurav guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533848694561102634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1340909425076182610.post-10965232222858519322014-08-26T01:30:40.489+05:302014-08-26T01:30:40.489+05:30I admire your honesty and think you made a very so...I admire your honesty and think you made a very sound judgement. I personally always hired summer interns but paid them. Its a disgrace the way internships are handled. In the bigger picture you will do fine.When I gave my notice to my first employer that I was leaving they made me a counteroffer which I declined. It was a firm owned by Goldman Sachs, the senior partner offered me a job for life IF I would stay. They had stripped my position of almost all job duties but increased my pay.Robert J Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729292188950608903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1340909425076182610.post-86085008211046045422014-08-20T11:38:07.407+05:302014-08-20T11:38:07.407+05:30No harm in rejecting an offer or an opportunity if...No harm in rejecting an offer or an opportunity if it doesn't do justice to your needs. There is nothing wrong in expecting the right things.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14790640028253248767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1340909425076182610.post-36978357979842075322014-08-19T15:44:18.431+05:302014-08-19T15:44:18.431+05:30I was expecting your comment, buddy. Well, if we t...I was expecting your comment, buddy. Well, if we talk about guts, it was not a thing that one should do, but the circumstances at that time led me to do that. <br /><br />I agree. Perseverance will lead us to bright futures. We will have to keep following our dreams and therefore keep working hard in order to achieve them.gaurav guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533848694561102634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1340909425076182610.post-23833860990276018952014-08-19T08:30:50.800+05:302014-08-19T08:30:50.800+05:30I liked how you could afford to say no to them. Mo...I liked how you could afford to say no to them. Most people I know, including me of course, wouldn't have had the guts to reject the bank.<br /><br />About your lesson #2, I would not worry. We are young and silly, so the future is ours :-)KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778157916183036144noreply@blogger.com