I'm starting my second month of a 3 month internship.

What should I do to make the most of my experience here?

Should I talk to my mentors about the track?

I've worked on some great projects and think I might come out of this with good stuff for my book, but I was unemployed for over a year (pre-COVID) so that looming end date has me nervous.

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If you want to stay, you should start having that conversation at the end of around month 2, so that you have an understanding of if there is a role available, or if you can extend your internship until there is.

If you don't want to stay, try to prioritize 1:1s with people that do what you think you'd be interested and ask them directly if they have connections you could reach out to look for an opportunity.

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ask for feedback from people you’ve worked with. forge good connections. you can also always ask for an extension of your internships if you feel like you fit in with the work and culture. I always asked for extension when i was interning and got them ;)

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Try to meet with as many people as possible for introductory coffee chats.

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* meet as many people as you can.
* ask about full time prospects when you graduate [or an extension]
* get 3-4 concrete projects that you can cite on your resume
* work towards 1-2 solid references

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Thanks for the advice, everyone!

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