Entertaining a job offer, but need some advice...

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I am in talks with a company just south of Indy and am seriously considering making the move...it's for the position of product engineer and it's into a company that had its best year ever last year and is rapidly expanding with its new contracts with a top OEM. I would be entering into a division that is full of people that haven't worked there so oppurtunities for advancement will be huge especially after I get my MBA and my Masters in Mech. Engineering. They have a great 401k plan, stock options, tuition reimbursement (located near the 21st ranked business school in the country, IU), health care, etc and the recruiter I talked to described the job and it seemed like a great fit especially for a first-time engineer like myself. Obviously how much $$$ they offer will play a big role but I think it will be well above average by how excited they were to talk to me and get me down there to interview.

Who has moved away from the area they grew up in and how did it work out? Obviously it's not on the other side of the world and a trip home on a weekend would not be a major deal (about a 5 hour trip)...and once you have 2-3 years of experience, you open up the potential job market ten-fold and can pretty much get a job anywhere you want if I wanted to come back to the Metro Detroit area. Combine that with an MBA and it's endless, so I just wanted to know if making the move and trying it out is worth the vast oppurtunities it could lead to? Or if I should just focus on local stuff and only consider this if I can't find anything in Michigan?
 
indy is a cool area, its blowing up big economically.....if u can make some money somewhere do it


my brothers friend is in IT down there and enjoys it
 
This ship we call Detroit is sinking faster then the Titanic. Take the job. Indy seemed to be a great, clean city when we went down for the F1 race.
 
I'd do it but consider that your big degrees dont mean everything, im sure theres alot to learn in the industry. I spent alot of time in school to find out everyone wanted experience and I shouldve just worked my way up from the start. I'd definatly do it while your young!
 
MystryGuy said:
I'd do it but consider that your big degrees dont mean everything, im sure theres alot to learn in the industry. I spent alot of time in school to find out everyone wanted experience and I shouldve just worked my way up from the start. I'd definatly do it while your young!
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Yeh degrees are just pieces of paper but some places like to see them...experience is really what matters in the real world but sometimes the paper world matters too. My pop says to not even do the extra degrees right away because that takes away from time I could be traveling and getting in good with the current managment...he said he always rewarded the guys who stayed longer and got the job done rather than ones that had to leave early or whatever to go to class or something...

It's with Cummins Reiko.
 
Go, its close, growing field, you can come back. Hands on Experience is what gets you the good offers and raises, the earlier you can get it, the better your future is.
 
Take it! The farther south the better. Is that in Columbus? I have been there a few times and it is a nice town. Plus you are close enough to indy to get the big city experience. BTW, if you get in, I'll give you a resume.

-Geoff
 
Take it, biggest thing fresh engineers need for advancement($$$$) is expeiriance, if nothing else, this will give you some that is much needed
 
It sounds like a really good opportunity.

I moved from Michigan to Florida (was there 1 1/2 years) and back to Michigan. As far as moving from to a new area....it is a big adjustment or at least it was for me. I have always lived in the same area, so I was like a fish out of water. It is weird to not know where the basic places are, road names, etc. Eventually you figure it out :laugh:
 
I'd take it in a heart beat. Get your feet wet at the company and finish up your masters in the process (ideally get them to pay for your school).

Your friends are reachable via AIM and email and you can always come visit on long weekends.

The worst thing that can happen is you find you don't like it and want to move back. I wouldn't call that a loss at all. Just a life experience.

Good luck.
 
Some very good points...thanks for taking the time to share everybody. It definitly sounds better than my other offer to date which was with Textron in Lousiana.
 
Cummins is certainly a solid company and moving 4 hours away is no big thing. Columbus, IN is a nice town but they roll the carpets up early. Still only a 30 minute drive for fun in Indy though. :D

Rick
 
I moved here 7 years ago from Massachusetts to take my job at Ford after getting my BS ME. At that time, all was great in the auto industry. Since then I got my Masters paid for by the company. Whatever you do, don't pay for your own advanced degrees. There's plenty of companies that will pay for them for you.

If the opportunity sounds good to you and it gets you out of this depressing state, I say go for it.
 
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