Going the Distance
The summer is almost over, and I have completed my impossibly long internship with Kimberly-Clark and the Kotex brand. A few weeks ago, I was stressing over getting an offer for a full-time position after school. Basically, I was told that the rumor was "interns had to walk on water" in order to get an offer. I don't care who you are, that's a high bar to set.
I must have done pretty well, because I received a call from KC HR last Friday. Unfortunately, I missed the call and was left a message: "Congratulations! We'd like to make you an offer. We have a position for you. Call back." So, I called back, left a message, and waited for a call back. I didn't hear anything for a few days, so I called again on Wednesday this week. Since there weren't any details in the message, I didn't know what the offer entailed.
I thought I would be offered a healthy salary and a position in Neenah, Wisconsin. This is where I worked all summer and how most people enter marketing at Kimberly-Clark. Instead, I was told the following things:
I'll get paid more than what I thought I would
I'll be on a customer marketing team (meaning I would work directly with one of our largest retailers)
I have my choice of four locations/customers:
- Arkansas with Walmart
- Cincinnati with Kroger
- Minneapolis with Target
- Seattle with Costco
Seattle and Minneapolis are my top choices.
It's a great offer. The salary is pretty high compared to the average marketing offer in our class. I know that I like the company. Oh, and I get to move to a cool city if I accept. Really, there's only one thing holding me back.
City choices are given on a first come, first serve basis. There are two positions in each city, and eight offers were made. I have to accept soon if I want to get one of my top cities... but I haven't had the chance to interview with any other companies.
I'm leaning toward taking the offer very soon and then making my choice. I just don't think I could get a better offer. This is exciting stuff! Next, there would be the question of where. There are some similarities in both cities in that they are good GLBT hubs, have lots of culture, rentals are pet friendly, and it would be easy for Suzanne to find a job. Here are the main differences:
Seattle:
Rain, 15% higher cost of living over Columbus, housing is expensive and mostly newer cookie-cutter stuff, West coast is a cooler place to live, Costco is an interesting project because it is growing quickly, very different and exciting city from what we are used to
Minneapolis:
Snow, 3% higher cost of living over Columbus, housing is comparable to Columbus and has a good mix of older places with character and newer places, Target is really appealing because I love the company and it has some unique challenges, helps us save some money (a goal of ours), closer to family
There's the update. Now I just need to figure out what to do. I can already tell y'all that our friends are really excited about Seattle; not so much for Minneapolis. If you have any feedback on the two cities that might help me make a decision, please fire away! This is huge and I need all the help I can get.
I must have done pretty well, because I received a call from KC HR last Friday. Unfortunately, I missed the call and was left a message: "Congratulations! We'd like to make you an offer. We have a position for you. Call back." So, I called back, left a message, and waited for a call back. I didn't hear anything for a few days, so I called again on Wednesday this week. Since there weren't any details in the message, I didn't know what the offer entailed.
I thought I would be offered a healthy salary and a position in Neenah, Wisconsin. This is where I worked all summer and how most people enter marketing at Kimberly-Clark. Instead, I was told the following things:
I'll get paid more than what I thought I would
I'll be on a customer marketing team (meaning I would work directly with one of our largest retailers)
I have my choice of four locations/customers:
- Arkansas with Walmart
- Cincinnati with Kroger
- Minneapolis with Target
- Seattle with Costco
Seattle and Minneapolis are my top choices.
It's a great offer. The salary is pretty high compared to the average marketing offer in our class. I know that I like the company. Oh, and I get to move to a cool city if I accept. Really, there's only one thing holding me back.
City choices are given on a first come, first serve basis. There are two positions in each city, and eight offers were made. I have to accept soon if I want to get one of my top cities... but I haven't had the chance to interview with any other companies.
I'm leaning toward taking the offer very soon and then making my choice. I just don't think I could get a better offer. This is exciting stuff! Next, there would be the question of where. There are some similarities in both cities in that they are good GLBT hubs, have lots of culture, rentals are pet friendly, and it would be easy for Suzanne to find a job. Here are the main differences:
Seattle:
Rain, 15% higher cost of living over Columbus, housing is expensive and mostly newer cookie-cutter stuff, West coast is a cooler place to live, Costco is an interesting project because it is growing quickly, very different and exciting city from what we are used to
Minneapolis:
Snow, 3% higher cost of living over Columbus, housing is comparable to Columbus and has a good mix of older places with character and newer places, Target is really appealing because I love the company and it has some unique challenges, helps us save some money (a goal of ours), closer to family
There's the update. Now I just need to figure out what to do. I can already tell y'all that our friends are really excited about Seattle; not so much for Minneapolis. If you have any feedback on the two cities that might help me make a decision, please fire away! This is huge and I need all the help I can get.