Summary: Doing an internship and being amazing is one thing, but it's only a means to an end. This episode shows you how other people have transitioned to the workplace, from biotech to banking. We give you the skinny on networking, mentors and making the jump. We look at some research about how internships lead to jobs, how degrees help and why internships are not going away and what's going on in Portugal! We ask some super accomplished mentors what they look for when they choose who to share their wisdom with, and what you can expect from the process. We also get the low-down on LinkedIn, using it post-internship and the three kinds of contacts you need in your network. And the two different types of contacts in your IRL network. This episode is a jazzy kickstop to our series on internships and employability, we wish you the best of luck as you start somewhere! If anything we have said has helped, or hindered, we would love to hear from you, get in touch at: starting-somewhere@unimelb.com.au Some of the companies and websites we mentioned in this episode: Organisations mentioned in this episode: LinkedIn Student guide https://students.linkedin.com/ The Impact of Unpaid Internships on Career Development - NACE report http://www.naceweb.org/job-market/internships/the-impact-of-unpaid-internships-on-career-development/ University of Melbourne Careers https://careers.unimelb.edu.au/home Burnet Institute https://www.burnet.edu.au/ Masters of Entrepreneurship http://study.mbs.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees/master-of-entrepreneurship/overview Professor John Krumboltz, Stanford University - happenstance theory https://ed.stanford.edu/faculty/jdk Contributors: This episodes features contributions from the following people and organizations. Hamish Taylor, Academic Tutor at Ormond College, The University of Melbourne https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrhamishtaylor/ Vivian Gleeson, Business Development Officer, Burnet Institute https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivian-gleeson-1a2390128/ Hayley Smeding of Tandem Partners HR https://www.tandempartners.com.au/ Kate Mellot, Graduate trainee, ANZ Bank. Dr Josh Healy, Lecturer - Management and Marketing, University of Melbourne https://fbe.unimelb.edu.au/our-people/staff/management-and-marketing/josh-healy Andrew Crain - doctoral student in the Institute of Higher Education and a talent acquisition specialist for UGA Development & Alumni Relations. <a href="http://ihe.uga.edu/people/andrew-cra..."></a>
