Internship vs. Networking

So I will be graduating college next summer and unfortunately I will soon need a job. Given all this talk about how important networking is for non-targets (me), I am wondering if I would be better off spending this fall trying to nurture the very few contacts I have in the industry or trying to fit in another internship. At this point I only have two finance-related internships that aren't really related to where I want to end up (structuring) which is why i'm tempted to search for something that relates. What do y'all monkeys think?

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What does "networking" actually consist of? Ask yourself this and you'll see that there's no reason you shouldn't do both.

Networking is something that happens over a successful career (nascent as it may be).

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I want to do both but I don't think I will have the time if i'm interning and taking 5 upper level classes. I can meet people for info. interviews on the weekend but no trader wants to be bothered by a job-seeking undergrad on the weekend. The only possible networking i can think of is through e-mail or squeezing in a phone call but those methods aren't as effective as meeting in person. I feel like networking would be more beneficial since it is less time consuming and it will allow me more time to prepare for interviews.

All other input is welcome.

 

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