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Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of blog posts by LinkedIn’s incredible summer interns. Today, we hear from Gilbert Hernandez who is currently a Master’s student at the University of California, Berkeley.

The past 12 weeks as a Web Development Intern at LinkedIn has been a dream come true. If I told myself in the beginning of my internship that I would be working one-on-one with executives like Deep Nishar, Senior Vice President of Product, and Steve Johnson, Director of Design and Web Development, on a high impact project, I wouldn’t have believed myself.

Editor’s Note: Four months ago, LinkedIn and Citi launched Connect: Professional Women’s Network to create a place for women to discuss their careers. The group quickly grew into a vibrant community of women and took on a life of its own. Around the country, professionals in the group have begun to arrange local events with other Connect members. On August 1, the New York City area women of Connect met in person for the first time. This is a guest post by Linda Descano, CFA®, President and CEO, Women & Co. and Managing Director and Head of Digital Partnerships, North America Marketing, Citi, recapping the event.

This month, I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural meet-up of New York City-area Connect members. Not even the rain could dampen the enthusiasm of the 20 or so women who gathered to exchange ideas and insights on an array of topics, from the personal to the professional.

Editor’s Note: LinkedIn Brazil recently launched the Make It Happen campaign to show how professionals are leveraging their networks to find opportunities. From consolidating a small company to keeping in touch with colleagues from other countries, our members are making the most of their professional networks on LinkedIn. Here’s a story from one of our members Leonardo Brant, a writer, researcher and culture manager.

After working in consulting with Brant Associates for over 15 years, I decided to change the course of my business to explore the creative economy in Brazil. In March 2010, I founded Cemec to help Brazilian professionals and entrepreneurs think creatively about their challenges. We started by building a physical space for networking to foster innovative thinking. We then did an extensive search for a digital space that could replicate the physical experience of a classroom, while extending the opportunity to network. Today, LinkedIn serves as this digital classroom where we exchange information and operate a meaningful community to share relevant knowledge.

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of blog posts by LinkedIn’s rockstar summer interns. Today, we hear from Nihit Desai who is working toward his Computer Science degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

I don’t remember how exactly my fascination with data began. I am willing to believe it was when I read about how data drives products like Amazon’s Book Recommendation Engine or LinkedIn’s ‘People You May Know’. However, it has remained with me since, and here I am, interning with LinkedIn’s Data Science team.