How can you make the most of your college opportunities like jobs, internships, and other programs? Our guest Jeff Pickering has extensive experience working with students, and he's sharing:

• What you should be looking for in your internships
• How to make sure you're able to do meaningful work as a student
• The biggest mistake he sees young people making in the workplace

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Jeff Pickering is director of academic programs at the American Enterprise Institute. AEI is a leading public policy think tank in Washington, DC and its academic programs team seeks to renew healthy civic engagement on college campuses by equipping and developing student leaders with the scholarship of the institute. Unique to this work is AEI’s Initiative on Faith & Public Life, an outreach effort of Academic Programs to Christian college students and faculty.Jeff moved to Washington to work for Russell Moore at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. He previously worked in local church ministry and government affairs in his home state of Texas. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University. He and his wife, Chelsea, have a son and a daughter.

This episode is part of our series called Landing Your First Professional Job, where we are sharing stories, wisdom, and practical skills designed to help you get your first job after college.