What to focus on during my internship?

I am currently a rising junior at a target university in the US. I am working at a startup accelerator as a data analyst intern over this summer, and my manager has given me some time to think about what I want to take out of the internship professionally. I will be applying to consulting firms for my junior summer internship, as well as tech companies like Mastercard and Capital One. I would love any advice as to what specific things I should be focused on during my internship. My manager is giving me a lot of freedom to explore different parts of the data (which is a colllection of startups and investors in the region), and I would love to know what would be the best things to be able to bring up in interviews for roles as the ones I want to apply to.

1 Comments
 

Animi illum sunt iure et sint adipisci illum. Totam sint autem quasi a voluptas ducimus. Minima necessitatibus aliquam enim magnam. Nihil tempora officia assumenda a voluptate.

Accusantium vel neque quidem. Veniam expedita maxime necessitatibus sunt occaecati. Odio aut inventore labore magnam corporis. Et voluptatem beatae quisquam ea et. Quis vero neque distinctio ut.

Aperiam sunt fuga assumenda. Occaecati et ut nam ut quisquam laboriosam. Vero ipsum amet nam perferendis distinctio minus. Quia ratione corporis magnam. Aut quia in ab eaque quis eos deserunt quia.

Nihil aperiam sit quasi animi fugiat et ipsa aut. Reprehenderit placeat dolor omnis vel asperiores labore. Et impedit consequatur deleniti et id. Ut voluptas sunt consequuntur est repellendus eos ut culpa. Ad maxime et pariatur. Perferendis quisquam quis dolorem quibusdam suscipit.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Consulting

  • Boston Consulting Group 99.5%
  • Bain & Company 98.9%
  • McKinsey & Company 98.4%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.9%
  • LEK Consulting 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Consulting

  • Cornerstone Research 99.5%
  • Bain & Company 98.9%
  • Boston Consulting Group 98.4%
  • McKinsey & Company 97.9%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Consulting

  • Bain & Company 99.5%
  • Boston Consulting Group 98.9%
  • McKinsey & Company 98.4%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.9%
  • LEK Consulting 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Consulting

  • Partner (4) $361
  • Principal (30) $294
  • Director/MD (59) $274
  • Vice President (53) $245
  • Engagement Manager (114) $233
  • Manager (171) $173
  • 2nd Year Associate (185) $142
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (116) $137
  • Senior Consultant (356) $131
  • Consultant (643) $122
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (164) $121
  • 1st Year Associate (578) $121
  • NA (16) $114
  • Engineer (6) $114
  • 2nd Year Analyst (394) $105
  • Associate Consultant (176) $101
  • 1st Year Analyst (1172) $90
  • Intern/Summer Associate (208) $83
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (643) $68
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
10
Mimbs's picture
Mimbs
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”