Hey all,
So I'm faced with a bit of a dilemma. I'm going on my last internship opportunity before graduation (next summer), and I have two choices.
I could go w/ RIM in Waterloo, Ontario as a Windows 7 Migration Developer. It sounds like they're getting ready to launch a location-wide upgrade to Win7 and need some helping hands to plan out and execute the upgrade. The skills they're looking for include VBScript (blah), O/S shell scripting, and working knowledge of Active Directory and Group Policies. It sounds interesting, but far too much like a desktop support type of role... though they may be looking for someone to leverage WMI using .NET
Alternatively, I could stay at my current posting as an IT Analyst w/ a bank. It involves migrating a department onto a new application. It involves a lot of SQL work and some work in ASP.NET (C#), and heavily involves learning business processes/requirements and mapping them to software. It's also supposedly a good company name to have on your resume.
My question is this: Does the RIM posting have any real benefits to someone interested in software development? Sure, it's a high-tech company that does a lot of software for its mobile phones, but I'm not getting exposure to that in this position.
The new company wants an answer from me very quickly, so some additional advice would be greatly appreciated!
So I'm faced with a bit of a dilemma. I'm going on my last internship opportunity before graduation (next summer), and I have two choices.
I could go w/ RIM in Waterloo, Ontario as a Windows 7 Migration Developer. It sounds like they're getting ready to launch a location-wide upgrade to Win7 and need some helping hands to plan out and execute the upgrade. The skills they're looking for include VBScript (blah), O/S shell scripting, and working knowledge of Active Directory and Group Policies. It sounds interesting, but far too much like a desktop support type of role... though they may be looking for someone to leverage WMI using .NET
Alternatively, I could stay at my current posting as an IT Analyst w/ a bank. It involves migrating a department onto a new application. It involves a lot of SQL work and some work in ASP.NET (C#), and heavily involves learning business processes/requirements and mapping them to software. It's also supposedly a good company name to have on your resume.
My question is this: Does the RIM posting have any real benefits to someone interested in software development? Sure, it's a high-tech company that does a lot of software for its mobile phones, but I'm not getting exposure to that in this position.
The new company wants an answer from me very quickly, so some additional advice would be greatly appreciated!