[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-portfolio-for-internship-applications":3,"blog-index":16,"mdc-8x87d-key":524,"live-hubs":972},{"slug":4,"title":5,"description":6,"date":7,"tags":8,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14,"body":15},"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],"internships","applications","career-advice","Student Internships Team",false,9,"Before you spend a weekend building a portfolio site, find out whether your field actually reads them. For some tracks a portfolio is required, for others a single GitHub link does the whole job, and for a few it's a distraction from the resume that really matters. This guide gives you the honest verdict for your field, a matched list of what to include, a caption formula, a hosting pick, and the clean way to link it so recruiters can open it in one tap.\n\n## Do you even need a portfolio?\n\nStart here so you don't build something nobody asked for. The honest answer depends entirely on your field, and it falls into three buckets.\n\n**Portfolio expected as a real, curated collection:** design (UX, graphic, product), writing and journalism, marketing and content, and some product roles. Here the work *is* the qualification. A recruiter can't judge a designer or a writer from bullet points, so a portfolio is effectively required, and its absence reads as a gap.\n\n**Portfolio expected, but as a link and not a designed site:** software, CS, and data. Your \"portfolio\" is your GitHub profile with a few documented projects. Nobody in these fields expects a hand-built website. A clean repo list does the job, and a personal site is a nice-to-have on top, never a requirement.\n\n**Portfolio usually optional or skippable:** finance, consulting, operations, and general business. These roles are filtered by resume, cover letter, and interviews (case, technical, behavioral). A portfolio rarely helps and can look like you misread the norms of the field. Put your energy into a sharp resume instead.\n\nTwo rules cut across all three. First, always check the specific posting: if an application has a \"portfolio\" or \"website\" field, or the description asks for work samples, that overrides the general norm for your field. Second, a portfolio never replaces a resume. It's supporting proof, not a substitute for the one-page document every application still needs.\n\n## What actually belongs in your portfolio, by field\n\nOnce you know you need one, the mistake to avoid is dumping everything you've ever made into it. Curate for the role. Here's what to show and where it lives, by field.\n\n### Software \u002F CS\n\nYour GitHub profile is the portfolio. Aim for two to four repositories that each have a real README: what the project does, how to run it, and a line on the interesting decision you made. Pin your strongest repos to the top of your profile so they're the first thing a recruiter sees. Skip the tutorial clones and the empty \"hello world\" repos, or move them to a separate account. A visitor should understand your best work in thirty seconds without cloning anything.\n\n### Data \u002F analytics\n\nShow the thinking, not just the output. Good pieces are annotated notebooks, a dashboard someone can click, and a short question-to-analysis-to-finding write-up. One clean analysis that moves from a real question to a defensible finding beats five half-labeled notebooks. Host on GitHub, Kaggle, a shared Notion page, or a PDF, whatever keeps your charts and commentary readable side by side.\n\n### Design (UX \u002F graphic \u002F product)\n\nCase studies, not a gallery of final shots. For each of three to six projects, show the process: the problem, a few iterations, the decisions you made and why, then the final result. The reasoning is what separates a designer from someone who can push pixels. Host on [Behance or Dribbble](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.creativebloq.com\u002Ffeatures\u002F7-free-portfolio-hosting-options-for-designers), both of which are free, or a simple one-page site if you want full control over layout.\n\n### Writing \u002F journalism \u002F content\n\nThree to six clips, published or sample. Lead with your strongest and most relevant piece for the role. If you've been published, link the live pieces; if not, polished samples count just as much when they show range and a clear voice. Host in a shared, view-only doc, on a free clip service, or a simple site. Make sure every link opens the actual piece, not a paywalled or login-gated page.\n\n### Marketing\n\nShow outcomes and thinking together. Strong pieces are a campaign write-up, one content sample you made, and an analytics screenshot framed as goal-to-action-to-result. A screenshot of follower growth means nothing on its own; paired with \"goal was X, I did Y, result was Z,\" it becomes evidence. Notion or a one-page site handles this mix of text, images, and screenshots well.\n\n## How many pieces (and why fewer is better)\n\nThree to six strong pieces for most fields, two to four repos for code. That's the whole answer, and the emphasis is on *strong*.\n\nFewer, better pieces win for a simple reason: a portfolio is judged by its weakest visible item, and every piece is a promise you can talk about it in an interview. If you include something you cobbled together and can't explain, an interviewer will find it and ask. Lead with your single strongest piece, order the rest by relevance to the role, and cut anything you'd hesitate to defend out loud. No filler, no \"just to round it out.\" A tight portfolio of three things you know cold beats a padded one of eight you half-remember.\n\n## How to caption each piece: problem, what you did, outcome\n\nA piece without context makes the reader do the work of figuring out why it matters. Don't make them. Caption every item in two or three sentences using the same shape:\n\n**Problem** (why this exists) → **what you did** (your specific role and tools) → **outcome** (the result, quantified honestly).\n\nA data example: \"The campus bike-share had no view of when demand peaked. I pulled a year of trip data into a notebook and built a heatmap of usage by hour. It showed 40% of trips land in a two-hour evening window, which I wrote up as a scheduling recommendation.\" A marketing example: \"A campus club's Instagram was inactive. I ran it for six weeks on a content calendar I built in Canva. It grew from 80 to 240 followers over that window.\"\n\nQuantify when you honestly can, and when there's no metric, describe the concrete result instead: the artifact someone adopted, the clear before and after, the decision you defended. Never invent a number. A modest true figure survives the follow-up question; a made-up one falls apart in a single exchange. This same problem-to-outcome story is also your answer when an interviewer says \"walk me through this,\" so writing it once pays off twice. For more on choosing [which project to build](\u002Fblog\u002Fprojects-to-get-an-internship) and capturing an outcome in the first place, that guide goes deep.\n\n## Where to host it\n\nPick the host that matches your field and gets out of the way. Here are the real trade-offs.\n\n- **GitHub (and GitHub Pages):** the standard for code, and [free for static sites](https:\u002F\u002Feverhour.com\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-host-website-on-github\u002F). Use it for software and data. If you want a simple one-pager, Pages hosts it at no cost.\n- **A simple personal site (one-pager):** the most flexible option and worth it for design, writing, or marketing if you want control over how work is presented. Costs you a bit of setup time.\n- **Behance \u002F Dribbble:** built for design work, free, and discoverable. Least setup for visual portfolios.\n- **Notion or a shared doc:** the fastest to stand up and easy to update. Great for marketing, data write-ups, and clip collections. Set sharing to public view-only.\n- **PDF:** the easiest thing to attach to an application, and it never breaks or expires. The trade-off is that it's static and can get large. Good as a backup even if you also have a link.\n\nWhatever you pick, three things are non-negotiable: it must be public with no login wall, it must open cleanly on a phone, and every link inside it must work. A recruiter who hits a permissions error just moves on.\n\n## How to link it on your resume, LinkedIn, and applications\n\nA portfolio nobody can find isn't doing anything. Put the link in the three places recruiters actually look.\n\nOn your resume, the URL goes in the header or contact line, next to your email and GitHub, as a short labeled link (`yourname.com` or `github.com\u002Fyourname`), not a raw tracking URL. The mechanics of the rest of that one-page resume live in the [resume with no experience](\u002Fblog\u002Finternship-resume-with-no-experience) guide. On LinkedIn, add it to your Featured section so the work shows visually, and drop the URL in Contact info too; the [LinkedIn profile for students](\u002Fblog\u002Flinkedin-profile-for-students-with-no-experience) guide covers how to set the Featured section up. On application forms, paste it into the \"portfolio\" or \"website\" field when there is one, and into the LinkedIn or additional-info field when there isn't.\n\nThen do the one test most people skip: open the link in an incognito window before you send anything. That's the fastest way to catch a private repo, a doc set to \"restricted,\" or a page that only loaded because you were already logged in.\n\n## Frequently asked questions\n\n### Do I need a portfolio for a software engineering internship?\n\nUsually not a designed website. The expected \"portfolio\" for a software internship is a clean GitHub profile with two to four documented repositories, pinned so your best work shows first. A personal site is a nice-to-have that can help you stand out, but recruiters won't penalize you for skipping it as long as your code is easy to find and read.\n\n### How many projects should a student portfolio have?\n\nThree to six strong pieces for most fields, two to four repos for code. Fewer and stronger wins every time. Include only work you can explain end to end in an interview, and lead with your single best piece.\n\n### What if I don't have any real projects yet?\n\nYou have more than you think. Coursework, club or volunteer work, a weekend project, or a [virtual experience program](\u002Fblog\u002Fvirtual-experience-programs-worth-it) can all be portfolio pieces when you frame them by problem and outcome instead of listing them as tasks. If you're starting from zero, the guide on [which project to build](\u002Fblog\u002Fprojects-to-get-an-internship) walks through picking one you can finish fast.\n\n### Is a portfolio a replacement for a resume?\n\nNo. The resume is required and does the first-pass filtering on nearly every application. The portfolio is supporting proof that backs up what your resume claims. You need the resume either way; the portfolio is what you add when your field expects to see the work itself.\n\n### Where should I host my portfolio for free?\n\nMatch the host to your field: GitHub or GitHub Pages for code, Behance or Dribbble for design, Notion or a shared doc for marketing and data write-ups, and a PDF as an easy-to-attach backup for anyone. Whatever you choose, keep it public and mobile-friendly.\n\n---\n\nDo this today: decide which bucket your field falls into. If a portfolio is expected, pick your three strongest pieces, caption each one with problem-to-what-you-did-to-outcome, choose a host, and add a clean labeled link to your resume and LinkedIn. If your field skips portfolios, spend that time making sure your GitHub and LinkedIn are tidy instead, then go [browse internships](\u002Ffeed) and apply with materials that match what your field actually reads.",[17,24,31,37,44,50,56,62,68,74,80,86,92,98,104,111,117,123,129,135,142,148,154,160,166,172,178,184,190,196,202,209,215,221,223,229,235,241,247,253,259,265,271,277,283,289,295,301,307,313,319,325,331,337,343,349,355,361,368,373,378,383,388,393,398,403,408,413,418,423,428,433,438,443,448,453,458,463,469,475,481,487,493,499,506,512,517],{"slug":18,"title":19,"description":20,"date":21,"tags":22,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"how-to-get-a-cybersecurity-internship","How to Get a Cybersecurity Internship (Student)","The cybersecurity internship playbook: the home lab, CTF profile, and write-up that beat a perfect GPA, plus where to apply, when, and every round.","2026-09-25",[9,10,11],8,{"slug":25,"title":26,"description":27,"date":28,"tags":29,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"how-to-get-an-accounting-internship","How to Get an Accounting Internship (Big 4 Guide)","The undergrad playbook for a Big 4 accounting internship: the fall timeline, Meet the Firms, the GPA reality, audit vs tax, and every interview round.","2026-09-24",[9,10,11],7,{"slug":32,"title":33,"description":34,"date":35,"tags":36,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"how-to-get-a-marketing-internship","How to Get a Marketing Internship (No Experience)","Land a marketing internship with no experience: pick your lane (social, digital, brand, PR, analytics), build one measurable project, and reach out direct.","2026-09-23",[9,10,11],{"slug":38,"title":39,"description":40,"date":41,"tags":42,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":43},"how-to-get-an-engineering-internship","How to Get an Engineering Internship (Non-Software)","The non-software engineering internship playbook: why the fall career fair and co-op cycle is your main channel, plus the GPA reality and interview mix.","2026-09-21",[9,10,11],10,{"slug":45,"title":46,"description":47,"date":48,"tags":49,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":43},"how-to-get-a-product-management-internship","How to Get a Product Management Internship (APM)","The undergrad PM and APM internship playbook: what programs screen for (product sense, a shipped project, no CS degree needed), when to apply, and every round.","2026-09-17",[9,10,11],{"slug":51,"title":52,"description":53,"date":54,"tags":55,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":43},"how-to-get-a-data-science-internship","How to Get a Data Science Internship (Undergrad)","The full data science internship playbook: what recruiters screen for, the SQL and portfolio that beat a perfect GPA, when to apply, and every round.","2026-09-16",[9,10,11],{"slug":57,"title":58,"description":59,"date":60,"tags":61,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"internship-reference-check","Internship Reference Check: How References Work","What an internship reference check is, when it happens, who to list with no work history, how to format your list, and how to prep references for the call.","2026-09-14",[9,10,11],{"slug":63,"title":64,"description":65,"date":66,"tags":67,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"how-to-get-an-investment-banking-internship","How to Get an Investment Banking Internship (Undergrad)","The undergrad investment banking internship playbook: why recruiting starts so early, how networking and referrals win it, the GPA reality, and every round.","2026-09-11",[9,10,11],{"slug":69,"title":70,"description":71,"date":72,"tags":73,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"how-to-get-a-consulting-internship","How to Get a Consulting Internship (Undergrad Guide)","The undergrad playbook for landing a consulting internship: what firms screen for, the fall recruiting timeline, insight programs, and every interview round.","2026-09-09",[9,10,11],{"slug":75,"title":76,"description":77,"date":78,"tags":79,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"how-to-get-a-software-engineering-internship","How to Get a Software Engineering Internship (No Experience)","No experience yet? The full SWE internship playbook: build proof on GitHub, use the tech sourcing stack, apply on rolling review, and pass each round.","2026-09-08",[9,10,11],{"slug":81,"title":82,"description":83,"date":84,"tags":85,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"co-op-vs-internship","Co-op vs Internship: Which Is Better for You?","Co-op vs internship, honestly compared: length, pay, and graduation impact, plus a decision guide keyed to your major, timeline, and budget.","2026-09-07",[9,11,10],{"slug":87,"title":88,"description":89,"date":90,"tags":91,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"how-to-get-an-internship-from-a-non-target-school","How to Get an Internship From a Non-Target School","Non-target school? Here's how much your college name really matters by industry, plus the network-first playbook that replaces on-campus recruiting.","2026-09-04",[9,10,11],{"slug":93,"title":94,"description":95,"date":96,"tags":97,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"off-cycle-spring-winter-internships","Off-Cycle, Spring & Winter Internships: When to Apply","Off-cycle, spring, and winter internships explained: what each one is, the September-October window to apply for spring roles, and the honest trade-offs.","2026-09-03",[9,10,11],{"slug":99,"title":100,"description":101,"date":102,"tags":103,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"clubs-and-extracurriculars-for-internships","What Clubs and Extracurriculars Help You Land Internships","Not sure which clubs help you get an internship? Pick depth over breadth, map activities to the skills recruiters want, and earn one result-first resume line.","2026-09-02",[9,10,11],{"slug":105,"title":106,"description":107,"date":108,"tags":109,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":43},"tell-me-about-a-time-you-overcame-a-challenge-internship-interview","Tell Me About a Time You Overcame a Challenge","Answer \\\"tell me about a time you overcame a challenge\\\" for an internship: a rule for picking an external obstacle, a STAR shape on your approach, plus traps.","2026-09-01",[9,110,11],"interviews",{"slug":112,"title":113,"description":114,"date":115,"tags":116,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"are-you-interviewing-elsewhere-internship-interview","\\\"Are You Interviewing Anywhere Else?\\\" How to Answer","The screening question \\\"are you interviewing anywhere else?\\\" isn't a trap. Get a script for when you have offers, one for when you don't, and 4 traps to skip.","2026-08-31",[9,110,11],{"slug":118,"title":119,"description":120,"date":121,"tags":122,"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":124,"title":125,"description":126,"date":127,"tags":128,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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],{"slug":130,"title":131,"description":132,"date":133,"tags":134,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":136,"title":137,"description":138,"date":139,"tags":140,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":141},"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",[9,110,11],11,{"slug":143,"title":144,"description":145,"date":146,"tags":147,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":149,"title":150,"description":151,"date":152,"tags":153,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"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],{"slug":155,"title":156,"description":157,"date":158,"tags":159,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":161,"title":162,"description":163,"date":164,"tags":165,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":30},"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":167,"title":168,"description":169,"date":170,"tags":171,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":173,"title":174,"description":175,"date":176,"tags":177,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":179,"title":180,"description":181,"date":182,"tags":183,"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":185,"title":186,"description":187,"date":188,"tags":189,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":43},"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":191,"title":192,"description":193,"date":194,"tags":195,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":197,"title":198,"description":199,"date":200,"tags":201,"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":203,"title":204,"description":205,"date":206,"tags":207,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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",[9,11,208],"internship-tips",{"slug":210,"title":211,"description":212,"date":213,"tags":214,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":216,"title":217,"description":218,"date":219,"tags":220,"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":4,"title":5,"description":6,"date":7,"tags":222,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},[9,10,11],{"slug":224,"title":225,"description":226,"date":227,"tags":228,"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",[9,11,208],{"slug":230,"title":231,"description":232,"date":233,"tags":234,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":43},"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",[9,11,208],{"slug":236,"title":237,"description":238,"date":239,"tags":240,"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",[9,11,208],{"slug":242,"title":243,"description":244,"date":245,"tags":246,"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",[9,11,208],{"slug":248,"title":249,"description":250,"date":251,"tags":252,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":254,"title":255,"description":256,"date":257,"tags":258,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":260,"title":261,"description":262,"date":263,"tags":264,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":266,"title":267,"description":268,"date":269,"tags":270,"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":272,"title":273,"description":274,"date":275,"tags":276,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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":278,"title":279,"description":280,"date":281,"tags":282,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":284,"title":285,"description":286,"date":287,"tags":288,"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":290,"title":291,"description":292,"date":293,"tags":294,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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":296,"title":297,"description":298,"date":299,"tags":300,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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":302,"title":303,"description":304,"date":305,"tags":306,"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":308,"title":309,"description":310,"date":311,"tags":312,"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":314,"title":315,"description":316,"date":317,"tags":318,"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":320,"title":321,"description":322,"date":323,"tags":324,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":326,"title":327,"description":328,"date":329,"tags":330,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":332,"title":333,"description":334,"date":329,"tags":335,"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.",[9,336,10],"resume",{"slug":338,"title":339,"description":340,"date":341,"tags":342,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":43},"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":344,"title":345,"description":346,"date":347,"tags":348,"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",[9,110,11],{"slug":350,"title":351,"description":352,"date":353,"tags":354,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":43},"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":356,"title":357,"description":358,"date":359,"tags":360,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":43},"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":362,"title":363,"description":364,"date":365,"tags":366,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":367},"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":369,"title":370,"description":371,"date":365,"tags":372,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"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":374,"title":375,"description":376,"date":365,"tags":377,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":43},"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":379,"title":380,"description":381,"date":365,"tags":382,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":141},"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.",[9,11,208],{"slug":384,"title":385,"description":386,"date":365,"tags":387,"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. What freshman and sophomore year are really for, the program types actually open to underclassmen, and your move this year by year.",[9,10,11],{"slug":389,"title":390,"description":391,"date":365,"tags":392,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":367},"how-to-handle-multiple-internship-offers","Multiple Internship Offers? How to Choose & Buy Time","Multiple internship offers or an exploding deadline? A weighted scorecard to compare offers, a script to ask for more time, and the truth on backing out.",[9,11,10],{"slug":394,"title":395,"description":396,"date":365,"tags":397,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":367},"how-to-prepare-for-a-career-fair","How to Prepare for a Career Fair (+ Elevator Pitch)","How to prepare for a career fair: build a prioritized target list, a fill-in 30-second elevator pitch, and a same-day follow-up that gets callbacks.",[9,10,11],{"slug":399,"title":400,"description":401,"date":365,"tags":402,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":141},"how-to-prepare-for-a-coding-interview-internship","How to Prepare for a Coding Interview (Internship)","Prep for an internship coding interview by time left: a 6-week, 2-week, and night-before plan, the 8 patterns that cover most questions, and how to think out loud.",[9,110,11],{"slug":404,"title":405,"description":406,"date":365,"tags":407,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"how-to-use-ai-for-internship-applications","How to Use ChatGPT for Internship Applications","Use AI for internship applications without it backfiring: what ChatGPT is genuinely good for, where it sinks you, and a make-it-yours edit checklist.",[9,10,11],{"slug":409,"title":410,"description":411,"date":365,"tags":412,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":43},"internship-scams-to-avoid","Internship Scams to Avoid: Spot Them in 15 Minutes","The internship scams students actually report, how each one plays out, a 15-minute check to verify any offer, and exactly where to report a scam.",[9,11,10],{"slug":414,"title":415,"description":416,"date":365,"tags":417,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":367},"no-summer-internship","No Summer Internship? A Plan-B Playbook That Counts","No summer internship? Here's an honest reset, a ranked menu of substitutes by goal, and the exact resume line for each so the summer still counts.",[9,10,11],{"slug":419,"title":420,"description":421,"date":365,"tags":422,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":43},"one-way-video-interview-and-online-assessment-tips","One-Way Video Interview & Online Assessment Tips","Got an online assessment or one-way video interview for an internship? How each automated screen works, the 30-second prep trick, and when to retake.",[9,110,11],{"slug":424,"title":425,"description":426,"date":365,"tags":427,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":43},"projects-to-get-an-internship","Projects to Get an Internship: What to Build (No Experience)","What projects to build to get an internship with no experience: a field-by-field picker for weekend projects, plus a copy-paste resume and portfolio write-up.",[9,10,11],{"slug":429,"title":430,"description":431,"date":365,"tags":432,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"questions-to-ask-at-the-end-of-an-internship-interview","Questions to Ask at the End of an Internship Interview","The 5 questions to ask at the end of an internship interview, grouped by what you want to learn, plus the ones that quietly hurt you and what to ask instead.",[9,110,11],{"slug":434,"title":435,"description":436,"date":365,"tags":437,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"recruiter-phone-screen-internship","Recruiter Phone Screen for an Internship: What to Expect","The recruiter phone screen is the first human gate after the OA. What it really tests, the 5 questions it always asks, and the logistics traps to dodge.",[9,110,11],{"slug":439,"title":440,"description":441,"date":365,"tags":442,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":141},"star-method-behavioral-interview-questions","STAR Method for Behavioral Interview Questions","The STAR method for internship behavioral questions: build a reusable 6-story bank from classes and clubs, with two worked examples and no work history.",[9,110,11],{"slug":444,"title":445,"description":446,"date":365,"tags":447,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"tell-me-about-yourself-internship-interview","How to Answer \"Tell Me About Yourself\" (Internship)","The 3-part formula, present, past, why this role, for answering the tell me about yourself opener in an internship interview, with two student examples.",[9,110,11],{"slug":449,"title":450,"description":451,"date":365,"tags":452,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":141},"what-to-do-after-an-internship-rejection","What to Do After an Internship Rejection: A 7-Day Plan","Rejected from an internship? A 48-hour reset, then 5 redirect moves, plus the honest truth about asking for feedback and what one no really means.",[9,10,11],{"slug":454,"title":455,"description":456,"date":365,"tags":457,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"what-to-wear-to-an-internship-interview","What to Wear to an Internship Interview","What to wear to an internship interview, in person and on video: business casual vs professional decoded, an industry-by-industry call, and a no-suit budget take.",[9,110,11],{"slug":459,"title":460,"description":461,"date":365,"tags":462,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":43},"where-to-find-internships","Where to Find Internships: A Weekly Sourcing System","Where to find internships in 2026: build a 4-channel mix, run a 30-minute weekly routine, and vet listings so you skip dead and ghost posts.",[9,10,11],{"slug":464,"title":465,"description":466,"date":467,"tags":468,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":141},"linkedin-profile-for-students-with-no-experience","LinkedIn Profile for Students With No Experience","Build a student LinkedIn profile with no experience: a headline formula, a fill-in About template, and exactly where your projects and clubs go.","2026-06-24",[9,10,11],{"slug":470,"title":471,"description":472,"date":473,"tags":474,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":43},"make-the-most-of-your-summer-internship","How to Make the Most of Your Summer Internship","A week-by-week playbook for your summer internship: set three goals, keep a wins doc, run a mid-summer check-in, and lock in your reference early.","2026-06-22",[9,11,208],{"slug":476,"title":477,"description":478,"date":479,"tags":480,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"why-am-i-not-getting-internship-responses","Not Getting Internship Responses? Find Your Leak","Applying everywhere and hearing nothing? Diagnose your internship funnel, find the exact stage that's leaking, and fix that instead of just applying more.","2026-06-19",[9,10,11],{"slug":482,"title":483,"description":484,"date":485,"tags":486,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"when-to-apply-for-internships","When to Apply for Internships: Summer 2027 Timeline","When internship applications open by industry for summer 2027, a three-wave timeline, and exactly what to do this month so you don't miss your window.","2026-06-18",[9,10,11],{"slug":488,"title":489,"description":490,"date":491,"tags":492,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":43},"paid-vs-unpaid-internships","Paid vs Unpaid Internships: How to Decide (and Avoid Scams)","A clear framework to decide if an internship is worth it, paid or unpaid, plus the fee-scam red flags every student should check before saying yes.","2026-06-16",[9,11,10],{"slug":494,"title":495,"description":496,"date":497,"tags":498,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":14},"how-to-ask-a-professor-for-a-research-internship","How to Ask a Professor for a Research Internship","What to write, when to send it, and what professors ignore: a line-by-line email guide for undergrads asking a professor for a research internship.","2026-06-15",[9,10,11],{"slug":500,"title":501,"description":502,"date":503,"updated":365,"tags":504,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":505},"internship-interview-questions","Internship Interview Questions Students Actually Get","The questions internship interviews actually ask, grouped into five types, with a prep move and example answer for each, even with no work history.","2026-06-12",[9,110,11],6,{"slug":507,"title":508,"description":509,"date":510,"tags":511,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"how-to-cold-email-for-an-internship","How to Cold Email for an Internship: 3 Real Templates","An honest playbook for cold emailing your way into an internship: who to contact at startups, what to write, 3 real templates, and when to follow up.","2026-06-11",[9,10,11],{"slug":513,"title":514,"description":515,"date":510,"tags":516,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":23},"internship-resume-with-no-experience","Internship Resume With No Experience: A One-Page Guide","What to put on an internship resume when you have no work history: an exact one-page structure plus before and after bullet examples you can copy.",[9,336,10],{"slug":518,"title":519,"description":520,"date":521,"tags":522,"author":12,"draft":13,"readingMinutes":523},"how-to-get-an-internship-with-no-experience","How to Get an Internship With No Experience (Step-by-Step Guide)","No experience yet? A practical step-by-step plan to land your first internship: build proof of skills, find the right openings, and apply well.","2026-06-10",[9,10,11],5,{"data":525,"body":526},{},{"type":527,"children":528},"root",[529,537,544,549,568,578,588,593,599,604,611,616,622,627,633,649,655,660,666,671,677,688,693,699,704,728,733,746,752,757,821,826,832,837,875,880,886,892,897,903,908,914,933,939,944,950,955,959],{"type":530,"tag":531,"props":532,"children":533},"element","p",{},[534],{"type":535,"value":536},"text","Before you spend a weekend building a portfolio site, find out whether your field actually reads them. For some tracks a portfolio is required, for others a single GitHub link does the whole job, and for a few it's a distraction from the resume that really matters. This guide gives you the honest verdict for your field, a matched list of what to include, a caption formula, a hosting pick, and the clean way to link it so recruiters can open it in one tap.",{"type":530,"tag":538,"props":539,"children":541},"h2",{"id":540},"do-you-even-need-a-portfolio",[542],{"type":535,"value":543},"Do you even need a portfolio?",{"type":530,"tag":531,"props":545,"children":546},{},[547],{"type":535,"value":548},"Start here so you don't build something nobody asked for. The honest answer depends entirely on your field, and it falls into three buckets.",{"type":530,"tag":531,"props":550,"children":551},{},[552,558,560,566],{"type":530,"tag":553,"props":554,"children":555},"strong",{},[556],{"type":535,"value":557},"Portfolio expected as a real, curated collection:",{"type":535,"value":559}," design (UX, graphic, product), writing and journalism, marketing and content, and some product roles. Here the work ",{"type":530,"tag":561,"props":562,"children":563},"em",{},[564],{"type":535,"value":565},"is",{"type":535,"value":567}," the qualification. A recruiter can't judge a designer or a writer from bullet points, so a portfolio is effectively required, and its absence reads as a gap.",{"type":530,"tag":531,"props":569,"children":570},{},[571,576],{"type":530,"tag":553,"props":572,"children":573},{},[574],{"type":535,"value":575},"Portfolio expected, but as a link and not a designed site:",{"type":535,"value":577}," software, CS, and data. Your \"portfolio\" is your GitHub profile with a few documented projects. Nobody in these fields expects a hand-built website. A clean repo list does the job, and a personal site is a nice-to-have on top, never a requirement.",{"type":530,"tag":531,"props":579,"children":580},{},[581,586],{"type":530,"tag":553,"props":582,"children":583},{},[584],{"type":535,"value":585},"Portfolio usually optional or skippable:",{"type":535,"value":587}," finance, consulting, operations, and general business. These roles are filtered by resume, cover letter, and interviews (case, technical, behavioral). A portfolio rarely helps and can look like you misread the norms of the field. Put your energy into a sharp resume instead.",{"type":530,"tag":531,"props":589,"children":590},{},[591],{"type":535,"value":592},"Two rules cut across all three. First, always check the specific posting: if an application has a \"portfolio\" or \"website\" field, or the description asks for work samples, that overrides the general norm for your field. Second, a portfolio never replaces a resume. It's supporting proof, not a substitute for the one-page document every application still needs.",{"type":530,"tag":538,"props":594,"children":596},{"id":595},"what-actually-belongs-in-your-portfolio-by-field",[597],{"type":535,"value":598},"What actually belongs in your portfolio, by field",{"type":530,"tag":531,"props":600,"children":601},{},[602],{"type":535,"value":603},"Once you know you need one, the mistake to avoid is dumping everything you've ever made into it. Curate for the role. Here's what to show and where it lives, by field.",{"type":530,"tag":605,"props":606,"children":608},"h3",{"id":607},"software-cs",[609],{"type":535,"value":610},"Software \u002F CS",{"type":530,"tag":531,"props":612,"children":613},{},[614],{"type":535,"value":615},"Your GitHub profile is the portfolio. Aim for two to four repositories that each have a real README: what the project does, how to run it, and a line on the interesting decision you made. Pin your strongest repos to the top of your profile so they're the first thing a recruiter sees. Skip the tutorial clones and the empty \"hello world\" repos, or move them to a separate account. A visitor should understand your best work in thirty seconds without cloning anything.",{"type":530,"tag":605,"props":617,"children":619},{"id":618},"data-analytics",[620],{"type":535,"value":621},"Data \u002F analytics",{"type":530,"tag":531,"props":623,"children":624},{},[625],{"type":535,"value":626},"Show the thinking, not just the output. Good pieces are annotated notebooks, a dashboard someone can click, and a short question-to-analysis-to-finding write-up. One clean analysis that moves from a real question to a defensible finding beats five half-labeled notebooks. Host on GitHub, Kaggle, a shared Notion page, or a PDF, whatever keeps your charts and commentary readable side by side.",{"type":530,"tag":605,"props":628,"children":630},{"id":629},"design-ux-graphic-product",[631],{"type":535,"value":632},"Design (UX \u002F graphic \u002F product)",{"type":530,"tag":531,"props":634,"children":635},{},[636,638,647],{"type":535,"value":637},"Case studies, not a gallery of final shots. For each of three to six projects, show the process: the problem, a few iterations, the decisions you made and why, then the final result. The reasoning is what separates a designer from someone who can push pixels. Host on ",{"type":530,"tag":639,"props":640,"children":644},"a",{"href":641,"rel":642},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.creativebloq.com\u002Ffeatures\u002F7-free-portfolio-hosting-options-for-designers",[643],"nofollow",[645],{"type":535,"value":646},"Behance or Dribbble",{"type":535,"value":648},", both of which are free, or a simple one-page site if you want full control over layout.",{"type":530,"tag":605,"props":650,"children":652},{"id":651},"writing-journalism-content",[653],{"type":535,"value":654},"Writing \u002F journalism \u002F content",{"type":530,"tag":531,"props":656,"children":657},{},[658],{"type":535,"value":659},"Three to six clips, published or sample. Lead with your strongest and most relevant piece for the role. If you've been published, link the live pieces; if not, polished samples count just as much when they show range and a clear voice. Host in a shared, view-only doc, on a free clip service, or a simple site. Make sure every link opens the actual piece, not a paywalled or login-gated page.",{"type":530,"tag":605,"props":661,"children":663},{"id":662},"marketing",[664],{"type":535,"value":665},"Marketing",{"type":530,"tag":531,"props":667,"children":668},{},[669],{"type":535,"value":670},"Show outcomes and thinking together. Strong pieces are a campaign write-up, one content sample you made, and an analytics screenshot framed as goal-to-action-to-result. A screenshot of follower growth means nothing on its own; paired with \"goal was X, I did Y, result was Z,\" it becomes evidence. Notion or a one-page site handles this mix of text, images, and screenshots well.",{"type":530,"tag":538,"props":672,"children":674},{"id":673},"how-many-pieces-and-why-fewer-is-better",[675],{"type":535,"value":676},"How many pieces (and why fewer is better)",{"type":530,"tag":531,"props":678,"children":679},{},[680,682,686],{"type":535,"value":681},"Three to six strong pieces for most fields, two to four repos for code. That's the whole answer, and the emphasis is on ",{"type":530,"tag":561,"props":683,"children":684},{},[685],{"type":535,"value":553},{"type":535,"value":687},".",{"type":530,"tag":531,"props":689,"children":690},{},[691],{"type":535,"value":692},"Fewer, better pieces win for a simple reason: a portfolio is judged by its weakest visible item, and every piece is a promise you can talk about it in an interview. If you include something you cobbled together and can't explain, an interviewer will find it and ask. Lead with your single strongest piece, order the rest by relevance to the role, and cut anything you'd hesitate to defend out loud. No filler, no \"just to round it out.\" A tight portfolio of three things you know cold beats a padded one of eight you half-remember.",{"type":530,"tag":538,"props":694,"children":696},{"id":695},"how-to-caption-each-piece-problem-what-you-did-outcome",[697],{"type":535,"value":698},"How to caption each piece: problem, what you did, outcome",{"type":530,"tag":531,"props":700,"children":701},{},[702],{"type":535,"value":703},"A piece without context makes the reader do the work of figuring out why it matters. Don't make them. 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