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Are you considering taking on a janitorial position at night in exchange for an internship during the day to kickstart your career? 🤔 It’s a tough decision to make, especially when you’re eager to gain relevant work experience and move up the career ladder. Let’s explore whether this unconventional approach could be a smart move for you.
## Understanding the Value of Internships
Internships are valuable opportunities that provide hands-on experience in your chosen field, allowing you to learn new skills, build professional relationships, and enhance your resume. While some internships are unpaid, the experience gained can often lead to full-time employment or open doors to other job opportunities.
## The Benefits of Interning During the Day
1. **Hands-On Learning:** Internships offer practical experience that you simply can’t get from textbooks or classroom instruction.
2. **Networking Opportunities:** Building connections with professionals in your industry can lead to job referrals and valuable mentorship.
3. **Resume Building:** Adding an internship to your resume demonstrates to future employers that you have relevant experience in your field.
4. **Skill Development:** Internships allow you to hone your skills and gain a deeper understanding of the industry you’re interested in.
## The Potential Drawbacks of a Night Shift Janitor Position
1. **Limited Growth Opportunities:** While janitorial work can provide a steady income, it may not offer the potential for career advancement or skill development in your desired field.
2. **Time Constraints:** Balancing a night shift job with a daytime internship can be physically and mentally demanding, potentially impacting your performance in both roles.
3. **Mismatched Skill Set:** If the skills required for the janitorial position are drastically different from those needed in your desired career path, you may find it challenging to excel in both roles simultaneously.
## Exploring Alternative Paths to Success
If you’re feeling unsure about pursuing a data analyst position or transitioning to a new career path entirely, it’s essential to consider all your options. Here are some alternative strategies to consider:
1. **Exploring Entry-Level Roles:** Research entry-level positions in your desired field that may not require prior experience or internships.
2. **Seeking Mentorship:** Connect with professionals in your industry for guidance and advice on navigating your career transition.
3. **Skill Development:** Consider enrolling in online courses or workshops to enhance your skills and make yourself more marketable to potential employers.
## Final Thoughts
Ultimately, the decision to take on a night shift janitor position in exchange for an internship during the day is a personal one that depends on your career goals, financial situation, and willingness to juggle multiple commitments. While this approach may offer valuable experience, it’s important to weigh the potential challenges and consider alternative paths to success in your desired field.
Remember, career paths are rarely linear, and there are often multiple ways to reach your goals. Stay open-minded, continue networking, and don’t be afraid to explore new opportunities that align with your passions and skills. Good luck on your career journey! 🌟
In conclusion, while the idea of balancing a night shift janitor position with a daytime internship may seem daunting, it’s essential to weigh the pros and cons before making a decision. By considering alternative paths to success and seeking mentorship and skill development opportunities, you can position yourself for success in your desired career field. Remember, it’s never too late to pursue your dreams and make a positive change in your professional life. Good luck on your journey!
This isn’t how the real world works. Do not try it or you’ll be in for a really bad time
No good company is going to do this. Apply normally for internships and graduate jobs.
I hire people for my team and if someone offered this firstly I can’t just create a position for an unpaid intern, and I can’t hire someone and put them as a janitor either – infact that’s outsourced and not even a concern for most companies unless they own the entire building.
It’s also a really bad look if it got to the press that the company was having you work like that.
Here’s the truth of reality. There’s no such thing as the mythical white collar job where you would primarily be working by yourself with a small team of other cool intellectual people and working on a computer and earning 50+K (let alone having it’s primary topic be doing something that mildly interests you). It doesn’t exist. The chances of that happening for someone are like 1/15 (even if they spend a good amount of time/money attempting to pursue it). College is a fake way to disguise the truth of reality which is that 90% of intellect/talent/success in a specific field is determined by genetics and circumstances, and a scam to rip people off and profit off of this in the process when they believe in their dream of making money by being an intellectual who primarily sits for a living (which doesn’t naturally produce that much value obviously).
Learn a hard physical skill such as a trade, work out daily, expect to work 50+ hour weeks, and move to a medium-small sized midwest city where you will earn a reasonable amount for your labor, but cost of living is still low. Janitor is a great starter job for a reasonably fit person, much better than fast food or most other service jobs, as you are learning some hard skills and have some mild personal responsibility and thinking to do — but if you could supplement it with your tutoring income that would be even better. Scheduling this would be difficult but if you had a stable 8-5 schedule, I could see doing some at night or on the weekends.
If you find you have a knack as a janitor and find it easy and you are picking up knowledge, you could also consider becoming a maintenance person. Handy workers and maintenance people can earn a great living for themselves by taking on odd jobs. Installing bathroom fans, doing light plumbing work like unclogging a drain with a snake, and basic landscaping (mowing lawns, trimming, edging, mulching, all possible and highly profitable if you have a truck).
No matter what happens, don’t neglect your nightly studies and become too complacent with your current state, and always try to be growing as a person. As a reasonable practical tip in the modern world, I recommend that some of your media consumption be educational AND YOU MUST TAKE HANDWRITTEN NOTES during it. Self-studying probably has more value as far as actually learning skills per dollar spent than higher ed at the current moment in time (and I mean that in a literal, monetary way). Getting a degree is sadly all about the credential and getting the piece of paper, and when you do choose to go for it I would get a budget degree.
You need to separate. Get a night job, and go Intern somewhere cool. You will seem weird asking for bith, and violating labor laws in most states.
No real company would accept that, it might not even be legal.
For some practical advice, try looking around for opportunities that leverage data analytics and stats skills that aren’t strictly tech or IT, which are highly competitive. For example, if you’re in the US there are many political campaigns heating up. You could explore volunteer options and work your way into doing some really mundane stats work there. Not a great skill builder but something you can put on your resume!
No, janitor is a real job they’d hire for through normal hiring processes, so you’d need to apply in the normal way (and *not* mention that you want unrelated internships or data analyst roles).
If you’ve already graduated, should you be looking for internships or paid jobs? I’m not familiar with your field or country so maybe it’s different but in my area, internships are mostly for current students. After graduation you apply for (paid) graduate-job roles or any paid job.
What types of jobs have you been applying for? I think you need an achievable stepping stone to gain general “office job” experience first, which will act as a bridge like an internship would. With any degree (don’t even need one) you should be able to find a job in admin, reception, or call centres. If possible try to get this job with a relevant company that also employs data analysts (or whatever career you want), treat this first job as a learning experience for a year or so, make a good impression, then internally apply for the roles you want to work up to that are relevant to your degree.
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That will not work for a whole bunch of reasons.
Unpaid internships are largely illegal, and the ones that aren’t are extremely heavily regulated.
No company wants their data analysis done by someone that’s exhausted from working 16 hours a day. Probably more like 20 since after hours janitorial generally doesn’t start immediately after working hours.
The vast majority of businesses don’t own their own buildings, the landlord handles janitorial contracts.
The small subset of ones who do own their own buildings almost always contract out the janitorial.
Janitorial work is not unskilled. If you haven’t done it before you’re most likely not qualified to do it without training.
And overall even without all of those hurdles this is just not something that’s done. It would be like making a Craigslist ad saying you’ll pay someone $5000 to marry you. Even if it was legal no one is signing up for that, and if they did they’re not the kind of person you’d want.
do free data analyst work for a nonprofit and build a portfolio around what you do there
Lol this is hilariously ignorant of how the real working world works.
The hunger that you’re willing to do anything to get a start isn’t bad. The desperation won’t play well. Networking is key. My recently graduated son is also trying to get into data analytics. He shifted from wanting dental school his Sr year and finished out his Biology degree. He’s now in the process of getting a Data Analytics certification (9-month program) to improve his chances. Targeting BioTech, he’s talking to anyone in the field he can meet with. As an interim step, he recently took an internship at a Doctors office to get knowledge of how the medical industry works.
I’m leery about recommending a bootcamp to people, especially in a terrible economy where nobody is hiring.
But if you’re sure that’s what you want to do, then I would suggest a bootcamp. I have three data engineers on my staff who went to bootcamps.
But the market is so bad that I don’t have to hire bootcamp grads. My last hire was a guy with a masters degree and FAANG experience.
Hopefully in 6 months the market improves and you might be able to find a job with just a boot camp cert.
What’s on your github? What programming languages do you know?
Good luck on your job search. Does your college have resources for entry level recent graduates? I think USA jobs might have some recent graduate entry level jobs, although that is very competitive. Or ask your professors if they have heard of any open positions and can help you network. Unfortunately the best way to get a job is to already have a job, and when it comes to very competitive jobs like IT, the people hiring will be happy to pay more for someone else experienced over paying less and taking a risk on someone without experience. If Networking and cold applying online does not work for you, try a temp agency that can place you at jobs, this way you can gain experience as a stepping stone for the job you want.
That would be a very odd request. No one will take you up on it. There’s no hard rule that you need to be a student to have an internship. Just apply normally.
You are worth something.
That is the tldr;
For the most part, high skill jobs take a loss on you for the first 3-6 months, could be more, could be less. If you’re interning by day, working by night, you’re going to burn yourself out, learn less, sleep less, and not have an opportunity to learn more of your down time.
Desperation isn’t attractive. If you don’t treat yourself as valuable, others won’t treat you as valuable. You are worth something. Believe in you.
You’re getting shot down a lot – but there are ways of doing what you’re thinking of doing, just not in that way. Look for jobs at a college or university. They typically pay less, but offer more benefits and time off. However, they also offer credits, certificates, and degree programs. You should be able to roll any position into one that can also provide some courses to fill whatever gap you’re missing.
You mentioned you have a degree…in data science or something else? What kind of data analyst position are you looking for? If you have a degree, you should be able to go back to your school and ask for help either looking for intern placement, or maybe a job in your field.