9 Months in AI/Digital Transformation intern After MCA — Continue or Switch to Core AI Roles?
Started my AI/Digital Transformation Internship in L&D — now confused about the long-term career path as an MCA graduate.
I completed my MCA and around 9 months ago I joined a Digital Transformation internship in a reputed insurance/financial company. Initially, my role looked more like AI content creation for L&D/training purposes, so I was worried whether this was actually a technical career path or not.
My work mainly includes:
- Creating AI-based training and onboarding videos using tools like HeyGen, Synthesia, Canva AI, etc.
- Implementing AI solutions across teams like HR, Sales, Operations, and Learning & Development.
- Using AI tools to reduce manual work and improve productivity.
- Working with AI avatars, text-to-speech, prompt-based scripting, and AI-driven content workflows.
- Exploring automation and AI integrations (not hardcore workflow automation/coding yet, but more practical AI implementation inside business processes).
The interesting part is that my internship was initially for 6 months, but now it has been extended by another 3 months, and currently I’m in my 9th month.
Now I’m confused about my next step.
If I get a full-time role in the same company after internship — focused on AI video creation, AI implementation, AI solutions, digital transformation, and improving business workflows using AI tools — should I take it as an MCA background student?
Or should I switch and prepare more deeply for technical roles like:
- AI Engineer
- Python Developer
- AI Integration Engineer
- Automation Engineer
- GenAI Engineer
I’m trying to understand whether this current experience is actually valuable for long-term AI career growth in India or if I should pivot early into more coding-heavy AI roles.
Would really appreciate honest guidance from people already working in AI/tech.