I’m a year out of school, recently started an internship, but my mentor/advisor barely teaches me. I come up with content, analyze their performance each week, but that’s it. I don’t know how I’m really helping them, only how many new followers we have

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It sounds like it may be time to have a 1:1 with your advisor to discuss the issues. That's where I would start. After that, I would start climbing the food chain until I got some answers.

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Maybe your boss can assign you some shadowing options to learn different tasks within or across teams.

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I’m the only marketer on the marketing team. The CMO is on leave, so there’s no coworker I can turn to

You should probably set up a time to meet with them to go over your concerns. Your mentor might be so busy that they do not even realize that you are feeling this way. Communication is probably the key to solving this. Best of luck to you.

I’ve dropped hints during meetings but I guess it’s time I be more direct

It sounds like you're kind of having to do everything in the marketing department right now, and that isn't really the job of an intern. An intern is supposed to learn and take on small tasks and responsibilities in order to enhance that education. They didn't know what to expect when taking on an intern, at least that's what it sounds like. Personally, I would just get the most out of it that you can. It'll be good to have on your résumé.

That’s exactly it. I have a gut feeling they know this but decided to look for an intern than hire a temporary CMO. The CEO’s already mentioned the budget is slim due to the economy, but I’m trying to do as you mentioned in your last sentence

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