By Preston Huang, MBDA Intern
When I was offered a summer internship at the Minority Business Development Agency in April, it was a no-brainer. I accepted immediately.
Aside from the intrinsic rewards of becoming a public servant and carrying out the MBDA mission, there was another clear motivating factor involved in my decision: professional development. There was enormous pressure from the career staff at my college and from my peers to find a meaningful summer internship that would help me in my career aspirations later on.
Every year, countless students from...