05-28-2007, 12:40 AM
I used to agree with some points Amir mentioned.
First of all we have to look at what is the aim of the student getting training. Of course who wants to get good oppurtunities when he completes his training. And this is the reason due to which he looks for a big name and better exposure. What I have heard, in this regard, is that many employers, especially of multinationals, prefers students from firms having some foreign association tag with their name. You must have also seen in various job advertisements, employer asks for students from reputed firms. Big firms have got large clientele so there is quite some oppurtunity to get desirable employment with any of the clients. You may have a chance to develop your own references which may prove handy after completion of articles.
Having worked in a comparatively smaller and a better firm I will recomend that one should go for the best possible option. If one is given a chance for articles in a big firms and he prefers a smaller firm, I will call it stupidity and the consequences the student has to bear while starting his professional career.
On the other hand in small firm a student may have the chance for some all round work (not necessarily in all cases) and his role also might be bigger. However, this bigger role might be smaller than the smaller role in a big firm.
One of my teachers was of the opinion that if you want to start your own practice a smaller firm may be a better option.
Every body has got his/her own perception but the general rule goes with a better name.
Shoaib
First of all we have to look at what is the aim of the student getting training. Of course who wants to get good oppurtunities when he completes his training. And this is the reason due to which he looks for a big name and better exposure. What I have heard, in this regard, is that many employers, especially of multinationals, prefers students from firms having some foreign association tag with their name. You must have also seen in various job advertisements, employer asks for students from reputed firms. Big firms have got large clientele so there is quite some oppurtunity to get desirable employment with any of the clients. You may have a chance to develop your own references which may prove handy after completion of articles.
Having worked in a comparatively smaller and a better firm I will recomend that one should go for the best possible option. If one is given a chance for articles in a big firms and he prefers a smaller firm, I will call it stupidity and the consequences the student has to bear while starting his professional career.
On the other hand in small firm a student may have the chance for some all round work (not necessarily in all cases) and his role also might be bigger. However, this bigger role might be smaller than the smaller role in a big firm.
One of my teachers was of the opinion that if you want to start your own practice a smaller firm may be a better option.
Every body has got his/her own perception but the general rule goes with a better name.
Shoaib
