Is this summer job worth anything?

College Majors Engineering Majors
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<p>I'm finishing up my first year as a petroleum engineering student. I have two summer job offers, none of which are really relevant to my degree. </p>

<p>The first one is not relevant whatsoever, working for a used-car dealership. It pays well though, $23/hour.</p>

<p>The second one is at Halliburton. It's in the chemical storage/warehouse facility. "Driving forklift, preparing shipments, assisting in mixing liquid mud, unloading boxcar" is the job description. It pays $12/hour. </p>

<p>The job at Halliburton pays less and will require me to ride my bike an hour to and from work every day. </p>

<p>My thinking is that I might be able to get a good reference from someone at Halliburton that might be worth something? What do you think I should do?</p>

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<p>Being able to put Halliburton on your resume is always worth something. And mixing mud is certainly relevant to petroleum engineering.</p>

<p>Take the Halliburton job and you will be heads and shoulders above your peers when looking for a field internship next summer.</p>

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<p>Why don’t you ask someone from career services at your school as to their opinion?</p>

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<p>Take the Halliburton job. The connections and experience you get will benefit you more in the long run than the job at the car dealership. If you want the best of both worlds, find a job on a rig. I made 23 an hour and got a lot of overtime working as a roughneck last summer, plus got a lot of experience.</p>

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<p>Is money a factor for you? If you could use some extra money for school to pay back loans or what not, I wouldn’t quite eliminate the dealership option. That’s a lot of money, but likewise, the other job has a lot of experience for your major. </p>

<p>Perhaps you could work part time at both? I’d call both of them and see what the hours are. Or see if they give raises at the other one. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>