Getting Started

Welcome to the BYU Associate Product Manager (APM) Internship Program. This guide will help you hit the ground running.

Before Your Start Date (Pre-Internship)

Companies may begin onboarding early, so you might be contacted before January 7:

• Connect with your assigned mentor/manager
• Confirm your work schedule and location (remote or in-person)
• Set up any required accounts or access
• Get context about the team and projects
• Discuss initial goals and expectations
• Review the Program Overview

Early onboarding is encouraged so you can hit the ground running on January 7.

First Week Checklist

• Attend onboarding meeting with your mentor
• Clarify goals, scope, and priorities for your internship
• Understand team communication norms (Slack, email, meetings)
• Set up your development environment if applicable
• Schedule recurring check-ins (minimum 1x per week recommended)

Key Dates

Milestone	Date
Official Start Date	January 7, 2026
End of Internship	April 15, 2026
Weekly Updates Due	Saturday by 11:59 PM

Your Responsibilities

As an APM intern, you are expected to:

• Confirm expectations and ask clarifying questions as needed
• Deliver high-quality work and meet deadlines
• Come prepared to meetings with updates, questions, and next steps
• Engage actively and be open to feedback
• Proactively communicate progress, blockers, and availability
• Build competence by learning and applying necessary skills
• Send end-of-week recap emails to your manager/mentor with strategy-program@byu.edu in CC

What You’ll Be Working On

Students support teams in product management, AI product building, and product-adjacent roles, contributing to:

• Product discovery and customer research
• Feature definition and prioritization
• Prototyping and experimentation
• Analytics, insights, and execution support