Internship Workload

I'm interning at a small REPE shop (<250m AUM) and workload this summer has been minimal. I am constantly asking for anything to do but mainly just sit around all day reading WSJ and scrolling LinkedIn waiting to be given work. Am I screwed for FT or can I chalk it up to bad deal flow from interest rates? any advice appreciated.

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Take something you're interested in that the firm is not doing. Pitch it to your direct line manager and do research on it as a side project.

 

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