Internship Advice - Unpaid internship at a well-known hedge fund

Hi, I am currently doing an unpaid internship with a well-known hedge fund (credit arbitrage) in Los Angeles. I am a first year MBA student. My goal is to get into buy-side, not necessarily a hedge fund. Could you please give me advice how much I could leverage my internship experience at a hedge fund to get a full-time job in invesment management? I am also looking for a summer internship. If I could continue to work at the same hedge fund for summer, should I do so? Working for a longer period means getting more experience, right? Or should I look for another internship opportunity (investment management, or sell-side research) for summer?

Which option is better?

Thank you very much.

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