[taylodl]

There are three major components:

1. Quality of company reputation.

2. Work performed, roles & responsibilities.

3. Measure of impact.

Most of these are reasonably self-explanatory, but I want to stress measure of impact. That's your hook to sell future employers. What did you bring to the table and how did you utilize it to the success of whatever project you were working on? You want something more than I showed up to work and did what I was told. Did you see the bigger picture and the value you could provide?

This is the measure with which to evaluate internship opportunities, leaning heavily into (3). Sometimes (3) and (1) may be at odds: it's often the case you can have a greater impact at companies not having such a great reputation or being unknown. The more (1) declines then you want (3) to more than compensate. That sort of thing.