Will this internship be useful?

I got a marketing manager intern position at a small tech start-up that's experiencing a ton of growth right now. I work directly with the founders to bring new users to the site, and I also manage groups of younger interns. It'll take up at most 1 hour per day, as I'm actually doing a lot of work in this position. Is this worth doing? Right now, as a freshman at a HYP, I have no work experience whatsoever, so I thought it might be good to get something on my resume. Also, the founder used to work in banking, and is willing to share his network and give recs.

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I'm confused, is this an internship during the school year or for this summer? As a freshman any kind of work experience is useful and tapping on the network of your boss is definitely helpful but I wouldn't overestimate its usefulness. Lots of other factors at play here but if you don't have too many other options I'd say go with it. You have a ton of time in the Spring to apply for internships so if you think you can get something better then I say go for it.

 

I think some of it is going to depend on what you make of it. That environment doesn't seem like you have a clearly defined role which can be good or bad depending on you.

Anything relating to project management, financial analysis, preparation of marketing/sales materials, or fund raising is directly relevant.

 

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