[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-company-info-session-tips":3,"blog-index":16,"mdc--wn9zr9-key":428,"live-hubs":859},{"slug":4,"title":5,"description":6,"date":7,"tags":8,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14,"body":15},"company-info-session-tips","Company Info Session Tips: Get Noticed by Recruiters","How to make the most of a company info session: 10-minute prep, the one question that gets you remembered, and a same-day follow-up that lands.","2026-08-20",[9,10,11],"internships","applications","career-advice","Student Internships Team",false,9,"You registered for a firm's info session, and you'll be one of 200 people in a lecture hall or one face in a Zoom grid. The goal isn't to sit through the slides. It's to walk out with a recruiter's name, a reason for them to remember your face, and a follow-up sent the same day. This post gives you the 10-minute prep, the one question that gets you remembered, and the follow-up move that most students skip.\n\n## What a company info session actually is\n\nA company info session is one employer, on stage or on screen, running a presentation about who they are and what they hire for, followed by a Q&A and usually some networking time. Recruiters run it, often with a few alumni or junior employees along to talk about their teams. It runs on campus or over video, and it exists so the firm can pitch you and spot the students who show up interested.\n\nDon't lump it in with other recruiting events. A career fair is many companies at once, a room of booths you work in sequence, which is a different playbook covered in [how to prepare for a career fair](\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-prepare-for-a-career-fair). A coffee chat is a 1:1 you personally request. An info session sits between them: one company, a big audience, and a short window where your job is to get on the radar and leave with a contact.\n\n## Do info sessions actually matter for recruiting?\n\nHonest answer: it depends on the field, and you should figure out which situation you're in before you decide how hard to work the room.\n\nFor competitive tracks like finance, consulting, and some big tech programs, early engagement is a real signal. Many of these employers run recruiting through school platforms such as Handshake or [12twenty](https:\u002F\u002F12twenty.com\u002F), which log who registered and who showed up and feed that into their reporting. At firms that track it, your attendance and questions can attach to your applicant file as a tie-breaker between two similar candidates. But here's the part other guides won't say plainly: attendance alone does not get you an interview. Your resume, your GPA where it matters, and your interview performance carry far more weight, so an info session is a signal of interest, not a substitute for a strong application. Outside the hyper-competitive tracks, sessions are lower-stakes research, a chance to learn what the team does and decide whether to apply. Figure out which one you're dealing with, then spend your energy accordingly.\n\n## Prep in 10 minutes: what to actually look up\n\nYou do not need a research binder. You need enough to ask one specific question and introduce yourself in a sentence. Ten minutes, four things:\n\n- **What the team or product actually does.** Not the mission statement. The thing they build or the work the group you'd join is known for.\n- **One piece of recent news.** A product they shipped, a deal, an expansion, something from the last few months you can reference in a sentence.\n- **The roles or programs they recruit for.** Know whether they take interns in your function and your class year, so you're not asking about a program that doesn't exist.\n- **The presenters' names, if they're listed** on the event page. Hearing your question answered by name lands better than \"um, the person in the blue shirt.\"\n\nThen write one line for yourself: class year, major, and why you're interested. That's your opener. The point of the research isn't to recite the About page back at them. It's to produce one specific question, which is the whole game.\n\n## The one question that gets you remembered\n\nMost students ask something they could have Googled, and the recruiter forgets them before they sit back down. The question that sticks does two things: it ties to something the presenter just said, and it's framed like a future contributor, someone already picturing the work rather than auditing the company.\n\nThe template:\n\n> \"You mentioned [specific thing from the talk \u002F recent development]. How does the intern team actually plug into that?\"\n\nA few worked examples you can adapt:\n\n- \"You mentioned the team just moved a lot of the platform onto the new data stack. What does an intern actually own inside a project like that, versus shadowing it?\"\n- \"You said the group grew fast this year. For someone joining as an intern, what's the part of the ramp that surprises people?\"\n- \"You talked about expanding into the [region\u002Fproduct] side. Is that where new interns get placed, or is it mostly the established teams?\"\n\nEach one proves you were listening and signals you're thinking about the work, not just the badge. That framing is what a recruiter carries back to their notes.\n\nNow the anti-list. These questions are dead on arrival, and asking one quietly marks you as unprepared:\n\n- **\"What do you look for in a candidate?\"** Generic, and the answer is on their careers page.\n- **\"What's the culture like?\"** It invites a canned answer and tells them nothing about you.\n- **Anything answerable from the website.** What the company does, where the offices are, when applications open if it's posted.\n- **Pay and hours as your opener.** Fair to care about, wrong as your first impression. Save it.\n\n## How to get a name and a contact in the room\n\nThis step is where most people freeze and drift out with nothing. When the networking window opens, walk up. Lead with your one-liner, ask your question if you didn't get to it in the Q&A, then close with the ask that matters: \"What's the best way to stay in touch, could I get your email?\" Most recruiters will give you something: a card, an email, a LinkedIn.\n\nIf they wave you toward \"just apply online,\" don't deflate. Get their name anyway, connect on LinkedIn with a one-line note referencing the session, and write down what they said. A name plus a detail is still a warm thread you can pull later.\n\nThen, the instant you step away, jot each name and one detail into your phone. By the time you've talked to three people, you won't remember who said what. Twenty seconds of notes now is what makes tomorrow's follow-up possible.\n\n## The same-day follow-up that isn't a template\n\nSend it the same day, or the next morning at the latest. That recruiter met a crowd, and the follow-up is how you land in the small group they actually remember. Wait three days and you're a blur.\n\nThe rule that makes it work: reference something they specifically said. That's the difference between a note that reads as personal and one that reads as a mass send. Keep it short, and end on a light next step, not a big ask.\n\n```text\nSubject: Thanks for the [company] session at [school]\n\nHi [name],\n\nThanks for taking the time after the session tonight. What you said\nabout [the specific thing they mentioned] stuck with me, especially\n[the small detail]. It's a big part of why I'm planning to apply to\n[the role \u002F program].\n\nI'll get my application in this week. If there's a good person to\nflag it to or anything useful on my end, just let me know.\n\nThanks again,\n[Your name] · [year], [major] at [school]\n[LinkedIn \u002F phone]\n```\n\nThat's a skeleton, not a script. Swap in the real detail and cut anything stiff. The mechanics are the same ones behind a good [thank-you email after an interview](\u002Fblog\u002Fthank-you-email-after-internship-interview): specific, short, written to one human. Once a role opens and you've built rapport, that contact is who you'd [ask for a coffee chat](\u002Fblog\u002Fcoffee-chats-and-informational-interviews-for-students) or, later, a referral.\n\n## Virtual info-session tactics\n\nA virtual session strips away the walk-up, so you win it differently.\n\n- **Camera on.** In a grid of black rectangles, a face is memorable by default. Test your audio, lighting, and background before it starts so you're not the person fighting a frozen mic.\n- **Use the chat and Q&A deliberately.** Post your one good question there, and lead with your name and major so it's attached to a person: \"Priya, second-year CS here. You mentioned X, how does the intern team plug into that?\"\n- **Message the recruiter after** through the platform or LinkedIn, same day, same rule about referencing something specific they said.\n\nAt firms that track engagement, virtual attendance and questions get logged the same way in-person ones do, so showing up on camera with a sharp question still counts.\n\n## Frequently asked questions\n\n### What should I wear to a company info session?\n\nBusiness casual is the safe default for most on-campus and virtual sessions, and when unsure, go one notch more formal. For a virtual session, the top half is what shows, so a clean shirt and a plain background do the job. Clean and well-fitting beats expensive every time.\n\n### What questions should I ask at an info session?\n\nAsk one specific question tied to something the presenter said, framed like a future contributor: \"You mentioned X, how does the intern team plug into that?\" Skip anything answerable from the website, and don't open on pay or hours.\n\n### Should I bring a resume to an info session?\n\nBring a couple of clean copies to an in-person session in case a recruiter asks, but don't force one on anyone. The session is about getting a name and a follow-up thread, not handing out paper. Your resume does its real work inside the actual application.\n\n### How do I follow up with a recruiter after an info session?\n\nSend a short message the same day or next morning that quotes something specific they said, so it can't read as a template. Name a light next step, like applying to a named role, and connect on LinkedIn.\n\n---\n\nDo this today: register for the sessions your target firms run over September and October, and block ten minutes per session to prep one specific question. Set a reminder to send the same-day follow-up so a good conversation doesn't evaporate overnight. While you build that target list, [browse internships](\u002Ffeed) so every session you attend is a company you'd genuinely apply to.",[17,24,31,37,44,50,52,58,65,71,77,83,90,96,102,109,115,121,127,133,139,145,151,157,163,169,175,181,187,193,199,205,211,217,223,229,235,241,247,253,259,265,272,277,282,287,292,297,302,307,312,317,322,327,332,337,342,347,352,357,362,367,373,379,385,391,397,403,410,416,421],{"slug":18,"title":19,"description":20,"date":21,"tags":22,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"how-to-explain-a-low-gpa-or-gap","How to Explain a Low GPA or Gap on Your Resume","Own a low GPA, failed class, gap year, or extra time to graduate in one honest line, then redirect. The exact script, plus when to raise it vs wait.","2026-08-28",[9,23,11],"interviews",{"slug":25,"title":26,"description":27,"date":28,"tags":29,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"how-to-use-your-college-career-center","How to Use Your College Career Center for Internships","What career services offers beyond Handshake, how to run an advising appointment that's worth it, and how to tell if your career center is weak.","2026-08-27",[9,10,11],8,{"slug":32,"title":33,"description":34,"date":35,"tags":36,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"tell-me-about-a-time-you-influenced-someone-internship-interview","Tell Me About a Time You Influenced Someone","No workplace story? Answer \\\"tell me about a time you influenced someone\\\" with a club or class example: the pick-the-moment rule, a worked answer, and traps.","2026-08-25",[9,23,11],{"slug":38,"title":39,"description":40,"date":41,"tags":42,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":43},"tell-me-about-a-time-you-managed-competing-priorities-internship-interview","Tell Me About a Time You Managed Competing Priorities","Answer \\\"tell me about a time you managed competing priorities\\\" with a rank-by-deadline-and-impact system, the heads-up interviewers grade, and an example.","2026-08-24",[9,23,11],11,{"slug":45,"title":46,"description":47,"date":48,"tags":49,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"why-this-industry-internship-interview","How to Answer \"Why This Industry?\" in an Interview","A research method and 3-part formula for \"why investment banking \u002F consulting \u002F tech,\" with worked examples and the salary and prestige tells to avoid.","2026-08-21",[9,23,11],{"slug":4,"title":5,"description":6,"date":7,"tags":51,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},[9,10,11],{"slug":53,"title":54,"description":55,"date":56,"tags":57,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"walk-me-through-your-resume-interview","How to Answer \\\"Walk Me Through Your Resume\\\" (Finance)","The finance and consulting opener, done as a chronological story: which 2-3 experiences to pick, a full student example, and how to hit 2 minutes.","2026-08-19",[9,23,11],{"slug":59,"title":60,"description":61,"date":62,"tags":63,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":64},"tell-me-about-a-time-you-adapted-to-change-internship-interview","Adapt to Change? Internship Interview Answer","Answer \\\"tell me about a time you had to adapt to change\\\" for an internship: pick a change you didn't choose, then show how you re-planned and stayed calm.","2026-08-14",[9,23,11],7,{"slug":66,"title":67,"description":68,"date":69,"tags":70,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"what-motivates-you-internship-interview","How to Answer \"What Motivates You?\" (Internship)","A driver-plus-story-plus-role-fit formula for the \"what motivates you \u002F what are you passionate about\" internship question, with a worked student example.","2026-08-13",[9,23,11],{"slug":72,"title":73,"description":74,"date":75,"tags":76,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"greatest-accomplishment-internship-interview","How to Answer \"What Is Your Greatest Accomplishment?\"","A rule for picking a greatest accomplishment you can actually own, a STAR shape weighted on what you did, a student example, and the traps to dodge.","2026-08-12",[9,23,11],{"slug":78,"title":79,"description":80,"date":81,"tags":82,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"how-do-you-handle-criticism-internship-interview","How Do You Handle Criticism? Internship Answer","Answer \\\"how do you handle criticism\\\" for an internship: pick real feedback you acted on, name it plainly, skip the defensiveness, and weight the fix.","2026-08-11",[9,23,11],{"slug":84,"title":85,"description":86,"date":87,"tags":88,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":89},"tell-me-about-a-time-you-worked-under-pressure-internship-interview","Tell Me About a Time You Worked Under Pressure","Answer 'tell me about a time you worked under pressure' without the all-nighter story: a rule for picking the right crunch, a STAR shape on triage, plus traps.","2026-08-10",[9,23,11],10,{"slug":91,"title":92,"description":93,"date":94,"tags":95,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"tell-me-about-a-time-you-showed-leadership-internship-interview","Tell Me About a Time You Showed Leadership (Intern)","No title? You can still nail \\\"tell me about a time you showed leadership.\\\" A rule for finding the moment, a STAR-shaped student example, and the traps.","2026-08-06",[9,23,11],{"slug":97,"title":98,"description":99,"date":100,"tags":101,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"how-to-get-a-second-internship","How to Get a Second, Better Internship","You've done one internship. Here's how to reframe it into a sharper resume and story, use your new network, and target more competitive roles this fall.","2026-08-05",[9,10,11],{"slug":103,"title":104,"description":105,"date":106,"tags":107,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"intern-exit-interview","The Intern Exit Interview: What to Say (and Not Say)","What an intern exit interview really is, who runs it, the questions it asks with short answers, and how to give honest feedback without burning the bridge.","2026-08-04",[9,11,108],"internship-tips",{"slug":110,"title":111,"description":112,"date":113,"tags":114,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"tell-me-about-a-time-you-had-a-conflict-with-a-teammate-internship-interview","Conflict With a Teammate: Interview Answer for Students","Never had a \\\"workplace\\\" conflict? Use a group-project disagreement. A no-blame framing rule, a worked student example, and the traps to dodge.","2026-08-03",[9,23,11],{"slug":116,"title":117,"description":118,"date":119,"tags":120,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"tell-me-about-a-time-you-worked-on-a-team-internship-interview","Tell Me About a Time You Worked on a Team","A rule for picking the right team story, a STAR shape that keeps your role visible without erasing the team, plus a student example and the traps to avoid.","2026-07-31",[9,23,11],{"slug":122,"title":123,"description":124,"date":125,"tags":126,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"portfolio-for-internship-applications","Portfolio for Internship Applications: Do You Need One?","Do you need a portfolio for internship applications? A field-by-field guide to what to include, how many pieces, where to host it, and how to link it.","2026-07-30",[9,10,11],{"slug":128,"title":129,"description":130,"date":131,"tags":132,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"end-of-internship-presentation","How to Nail Your End-of-Internship Presentation","Your final intern presentation, decoded: a slide arc that leads with the problem and your result, how to scope it, the dry-run rule, and handling tough Q&A.","2026-07-29",[9,11,108],{"slug":134,"title":135,"description":136,"date":137,"tags":138,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":89},"stay-in-touch-after-internship","How to Stay in Touch After Your Internship Ends","The last-weeks playbook: a goodbye message that isn't generic, LinkedIn before your access is cut, and a light check-in cadence that keeps the door open.","2026-07-28",[9,11,108],{"slug":140,"title":141,"description":142,"date":143,"tags":144,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"nothing-to-do-at-your-internship","What to Do When You Have Nothing to Do at Your Internship","Underused at a slow or disorganized internship? The exact words to ask for work, how to turn downtime into a visible win, and how to still earn a return offer.","2026-07-27",[9,11,108],{"slug":146,"title":147,"description":148,"date":149,"tags":150,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"made-a-mistake-at-my-internship","I Made a Mistake at My Internship: How to Recover","Just messed up at your internship? How to size the mistake, tell your manager with a simple script, reset after a bad week, and protect your return offer.","2026-07-24",[9,11,108],{"slug":152,"title":153,"description":154,"date":155,"tags":156,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"tell-me-about-a-time-you-failed-internship-interview","How to Answer \\\"Tell Me About a Time You Failed\\\"","A 4-part rule for picking a real, fixable failure, an answer shape that spends its words on what you changed, and two student examples from clubs.","2026-07-23",[9,23,11],{"slug":158,"title":159,"description":160,"date":161,"tags":162,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"how-to-practice-for-an-internship-interview","How to Practice for an Internship Interview","How to practice for an internship interview: a record-and-review loop, a 1 to 2 week rep schedule, role-based question bank, and rehearsing beats not scripts.","2026-07-22",[9,23,11],{"slug":164,"title":165,"description":166,"date":167,"tags":168,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"thank-you-email-after-internship-interview","Thank-You Email After an Internship Interview (+ Follow-Up)","A 24–48h thank-you template, the one polite follow-up email, and how long to wait before silence honestly means no after an internship interview.","2026-07-21",[9,23,11],{"slug":170,"title":171,"description":172,"date":173,"tags":174,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"why-should-we-hire-you-internship-interview","How to Answer \"Why Should We Hire You?\" (Internship)","A selection rule for the \\\"why should we hire you\\\" internship answer: pick two role-matched strengths, back each with proof, close on fit, plus student examples.","2026-07-20",[9,23,11],{"slug":176,"title":177,"description":178,"date":179,"tags":180,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"should-i-apply-if-i-dont-meet-all-requirements","Should You Apply If You Don't Meet Every Requirement?","Not sure you're qualified for that internship? How to tell a real requirement from a wish-list one, the honest match rule, and how to close the gap.","2026-07-17",[9,10,11],{"slug":182,"title":183,"description":184,"date":185,"tags":186,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"live-video-interview-tips-internship","Live Video Interview Tips for Internships (Zoom\u002FTeams)","Live Zoom or Teams internship interview coming up? Where to look for eye contact, a tech and backup-device checklist, and how to recover when you freeze.","2026-07-16",[9,23,11],{"slug":188,"title":189,"description":190,"date":191,"tags":192,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"should-you-negotiate-an-internship-offer","Should You Negotiate an Internship Offer?","Should you negotiate an internship offer? When it helps, when to skip it, what's actually negotiable (start date, housing, pay), and a polite script to use.","2026-07-15",[9,11,10],{"slug":194,"title":195,"description":196,"date":197,"tags":198,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"virtual-experience-programs-worth-it","Are Virtual Experience Programs Worth It? (Forage)","Are Forage virtual experience programs worth it? An honest verdict on who they help, what they can't do, and exactly how to put one on your resume.","2026-07-14",[9,10,11],{"slug":200,"title":201,"description":202,"date":203,"tags":204,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"how-to-write-a-cover-letter-for-an-internship","How to Write a Cover Letter for an Internship","When an internship cover letter is actually required, a simple 3-4 paragraph structure that complements your resume, and a worked student example.","2026-07-13",[9,10,11],{"slug":206,"title":207,"description":208,"date":209,"tags":210,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"fall-internship-during-the-school-year","Fall Internships: Find One & Balance It With Classes","How to find a fall or part-time internship during the school year: where term-time roles hide, a 15-20 hour weekly schedule, and when to lighten your load.","2026-07-10",[9,10,11],{"slug":212,"title":213,"description":214,"date":215,"tags":216,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"where-do-you-see-yourself-in-5-years-internship-interview","How to Answer \"Where Do You See Yourself in 5 Years?\"","A fill-in formula for the 5-year goals question in an internship interview: specific near-term skills, a loose long-term direction, plus two student examples.","2026-07-08",[9,23,11],{"slug":218,"title":219,"description":220,"date":221,"tags":222,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"internship-take-home-assignment","How to Approach an Internship Take-Home Assignment","Facing a technical take-home assignment for an internship? How to scope to the core problem, how long to spend, and the README that sells your trade-offs.","2026-07-07",[9,23,11],{"slug":224,"title":225,"description":226,"date":227,"tags":228,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"assessment-center-superday-final-round-interview","Assessment Center & Superday: How to Prepare","What an assessment center or superday really is, a day-of game plan to stay sharp across 3 to 6 back-to-back rounds, and how to own the group exercise.","2026-07-06",[9,23,11],{"slug":230,"title":231,"description":232,"date":233,"tags":234,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"strengths-and-weaknesses-interview-answer","Strengths and Weaknesses: Internship Interview Answers","A rule for picking a strength you can prove and a real weakness that won't sink you, plus the humble-brag answers to avoid, with student examples.","2026-07-03",[9,23,11],{"slug":236,"title":237,"description":238,"date":233,"tags":239,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"tailor-your-resume-for-an-internship","How to Tailor Your Resume to Each Internship","How to tailor your resume to each internship's job description in about 10 minutes: the signals to pull, the keyword rule, and what an ATS really does.",[9,240,10],"resume",{"slug":242,"title":243,"description":244,"date":245,"tags":246,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":89},"how-to-prepare-for-a-case-interview","How to Prepare for a Case Interview (Internship)","New to case interviews? A structure-first loop (clarify, structure, math aloud, recommend), the reasoning habit assessors grade, and a prep plan by time left.","2026-07-02",[9,23,11],{"slug":248,"title":249,"description":250,"date":251,"tags":252,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"why-this-company-internship-interview","How to Answer \"Why This Company?\" in an Internship Interview","A 20-minute research method and a 3-part answer formula for \"why this company \u002F why this internship,\" with two worked examples for thin resumes.","2026-07-01",[9,23,11],{"slug":254,"title":255,"description":256,"date":257,"tags":258,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":89},"how-to-ask-for-a-letter-of-recommendation-for-an-internship","How to Ask for a Letter of Recommendation (Internship)","How to ask a manager or professor for an internship recommendation: who to pick, the in-person-then-email ask, lead time, and a brag-sheet packet template.","2026-06-30",[9,10,11],{"slug":260,"title":261,"description":262,"date":263,"tags":264,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":89},"how-to-keep-track-of-internship-applications","How to Keep Track of Internship Applications","How to keep track of internship applications without it rotting: the exact columns that matter, a 15-minute weekly review, and how to tier your list.","2026-06-26",[9,10,11],{"slug":266,"title":267,"description":268,"date":269,"tags":270,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":271},"coffee-chats-and-informational-interviews-for-students","Coffee Chats for Students: How to Ask & Get a Referral","How to ask for a coffee chat, the questions that aren't generic, and the referral close most guides skip, with copyable templates for every step.","2026-06-25",[9,10,11],12,{"slug":273,"title":274,"description":275,"date":269,"tags":276,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"does-gpa-matter-for-internships","Does GPA Matter for Internships? An Honest Read","Does GPA matter for internships? Where it's a real filter vs a soft signal by field, when to put it on your resume, and what outweighs a low GPA.",[9,10,11],{"slug":278,"title":279,"description":280,"date":269,"tags":281,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":89},"how-to-ask-for-a-referral-for-an-internship","How to Ask for an Internship Referral (Template)","How to ask for a referral for an internship: when to ask once the role is live, who can actually refer you, and a copy-paste message that makes it easy.",[9,10,11],{"slug":283,"title":284,"description":285,"date":269,"tags":286,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":43},"how-to-convert-an-internship-into-a-full-time-offer","How to Convert an Internship into a Full-Time Offer","What managers really weigh when deciding return offers, the exact end-of-summer conversation script, and an honest plan for if you don't get one.",[9,11,108],{"slug":288,"title":289,"description":290,"date":269,"tags":291,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"how-to-get-an-internship-as-a-freshman-or-sophomore","How to Get an Internship as a Freshman or Sophomore","You're not behind. 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The session is about getting a name and a follow-up thread, not handing out paper. Your resume does its real work inside the actual application.",{"type":434,"tag":798,"props":832,"children":834},{"id":833},"how-do-i-follow-up-with-a-recruiter-after-an-info-session",[835],{"type":439,"value":836},"How do I follow up with a recruiter after an info session?",{"type":434,"tag":435,"props":838,"children":839},{},[840],{"type":439,"value":841},"Send a short message the same day or next morning that quotes something specific they said, so it can't read as a template. Name a light next step, like applying to a named role, and connect on LinkedIn.",{"type":434,"tag":843,"props":844,"children":845},"hr",{},[],{"type":434,"tag":435,"props":847,"children":848},{},[849,851,857],{"type":439,"value":850},"Do this today: register for the sessions your target firms run over September and October, and block ten minutes per session to prep one specific question. 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