<p>I have a job offer of a camp counsellor and an unpaid internship. I'm a junior and was just wondering which I should pick. I would enjoy doing both, but if I do the internship, I can also balance teaching swimming in my spare time. The pay factor doesn't matter for me and the internship is not just getting coffee.</p>
<p>is the internship related to what you want to do for a career? Will it potentially help you make contacts? If so, take the internship.</p>
<p>Definitely take the internship if it is related to your future career interests. Being a camp counselor is not really going to help your resume very much unless you want to be a teacher/have a career with something involving kids. Especially as a junior, recruiters are expecting to see at least one career-related internship on your resume, not just the standard service/camp counselor/restaurant job that high schoolers can typically get.</p>
<p>I completely agree with fa-la-la-lena. Even if it’s not completely career-related, it’s good to have experience in a professional environment.</p>