Internship advice?

Hi Guys/Gals,

I am in need of serious advice. I recently applied to an internship in late April. The women that I spoke with via the phone sounded really interested in me and ask me to follow up as soon as classes ended( around mid may ). I reached out to her early June and she stated that she would send me an offer letter in a couple of days and that she was very sorry and stated how busy her current schedule is.

Fast forward, it has been almost 3 weeks and I have not gotten a letter nor an update about the internship. Should I follow-up one more time or simply call it quits and move on?

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kingzain 11y ago ↗

I would follow-up one more time, if the place is somewhere where you really want to work. Many people get busy and things slip, especially when dealing with email.

However, I would also look for other internships in the meantime.

jseliger 11y ago ↗

1. See "How to get coaching, mentoring, and attention:" http://jakeseliger.com/2010/10/02/how-to-get-your-professors...

2. Follow-up one more time. Be polite, but persistent, until you get a firm "no."

3. Dating and workplace dynamics are similar in that there's a lot of signaling and distraction happening simultaneously. Aim for "polite, yet persistent."

soboleiv 11y ago ↗

http://blog.close.io/follow-up TLDR: Dude followed up with an investor 48 times and got the funding. You can do the same ;)

coletrain 11y ago ↗

Thanks! After reading that I have finally got the confidence to send a follow up email.

[dead] soboleiv 11y ago ↗

http://blog.close.io/follow-up TLDR: Dude followed up with an investor 48 times and got the funding. You can do the same ;)