Currently a junior. Completed an internship at a fund I liked last summer (sophomore yr), and I would want to come back for another internship (for a shot of an FT return offer hahaha). I couldn't have received a return offer last year as I was still 2 years short of graduating at the time.
Here's my current structure so far:
"Dear Partner Name,
Hope that all is well at the firm. I am currently in search of my next summer internship. I really enjoyed the time and learning experience at xx capital and would like to stay in the PE/VC (vague for privacy reasons) industry. Would you have any recommendations on where I should go?
Best regards,
Name"
It's not directly asking for an offer to come back and intern at the firm though (although hoping that the response would be that). Should I be more direct and ask if I could come back? How should I do this? Would adding "are there any opportunities back at the firm?" after the last question be too much. Thanks in advance for any help.
You should explicitly express your interest to go back. You have no downside other than a no, in which case you could ask for recommendations to other places.
I would suggest you either speak with him in person or through a phone call.
Don’t beat around the bush. Good luck.
Thanks for the suggestion and wishes. However, a phone call/in-person would be unnatural as I'm studying abroad (11-12 hour time difference lol). Will add in the last question of coming back though. Do you think that my email structure would be appropriate enough?
Then stay up late or wake up really early to speak to him if you want it that badly. You are a student, I assume you would be able to pull that off.
Be direct. Don't ask circumlocutious questions like whether he could recommend where else to go if what you really want him to do is offer you a job. Tell him you enjoyed working at the firm and would be keen to return for another summer if the opportunity is available.
Wouldn't it make sense to ask where else to possibly go as well in case they don't have spots/don't want me though? Or should I just ask straight up for a return summer and proceed with asking on other places if I get rejected? Thanks.
If he says there are no spots, then you ask him to recommend other places, but not the other way around.
This. And as everyone said, be direct. If you did good work and fit in with the team there's no reason they wouldn't want you back. They've already invested a summer teaching you their business. If you did good work they'd be foolish not to take you for summer #2.
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