small or BIG Company for Internship?

[Gecko]

Hey guys,

I've just started my studies and during these I'll have to do 2 internships. I would probably learn much from doing one in a Startup company.
Do you think it might be good to do one in a big company as well? I could imagine that a few months in McKinsey for example would also teach me some nice stuff.

Just shortly about me: I'm about to start a little business besides. Still, I've started my Bachelor because my uni gives me a great network and has quite an entrepreneurial spirit. So I don't do the studies and internships for CV but to help me getting closer to my goal of an own company.

I hope you can give some suggestions or maybe also tell from your experience.


Cheers

 

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[theag]

Depends.

If you want a career and can get an internship at McK do it. Seems unlikely from your post though, if you "could imagine it would teach you some nice stuff". They usually take people with, lets says, a bit more determination to work there .

Btw, I know quite a few people from my few college semesters who went on to work at McK, Bain, BCG etc. They are all F*cktards, so that would be your colleagues.

Startup internships are usually useless because you will be their bitch for useless mundane tasks.

Working with a real entrepreneur in a small company instead of a hypey startup is another thing though and could be useful.

If you dont want to do it for the CV because you want to start your own company, then dont do an internship, drop out and start a company.