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The Key to Optimal Internships
Internships can be tricky — both for managers and interns alike
The Internship Problem
As we make ourselves into the heart of summer, it’s clear that internship season is very much upon us. That means that college students and graduates are coming on board at diverse companies all over the country; atleast for the next 10–12 weeks or so.
With this in mind, it’s important to analyze the challenges that come along with an exciting opportunity to apply what you’ve learned in school.
Internships can be a tricky thing— both for managers and interns alike.
From the manager’s perspective, they have to find a project to assign their intern. This is often easier said than done when considering the brief time that the student will have to work on it, especially when you further take into account time spent with onboarding and getting settled.
The project also should be something impactful, something that will live beyond the several weeks of work that the intern puts into it. You don’t want to assign the infamous ‘intern project’ that never sees the light of day.
