How do I support an intern?

Here are ten tips for intern supervisors on how to best manage your interns:

1. Plan ahead and prepare.
2. Make your intern feel welcomed.
3. Be a resource.
4. Be willing to train and teach.
5. Set goals.
6. Have regular check-ins.
7. Give quality feedback.
8. Be a mentor.

What do you give an intern for?

Here are 19 different tasks for interns:

• Do research for a new project.
• Learn more about competitors.
• Figure out better systems.
• Create a presentation.
• Keep an organized workspace.
• Complete additional training.
• Sit in on client meetings.
• Help with brainstorming sessions.

How can I help an intern succeed?

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1. Let Them Experience Life Through Your Eyes.
2. Let Them Shine While Strengthening Weaker Skills.
3. Help Them Set SMART goals.
4. Treat Them As Valuable, Short-Term Resources.
5. Balance Their Existing Strengths With Areas Of Little Experience.
6. Define Projects And Keep Interns Learning.

What advice would you give future interns?

Advice for Future Interns

• There can be Multiple Right Answers.
• Shortcuts waste your time and everyone else’s.
• It’s a marathon, not a sprint.
• Don’t overthink, don’t over ask.
• Closing Thoughts.

How do you introduce an internship?

What do I say?

1. Introduce yourself.
2. Identify your goal or purpose.
3. Describe your relevant experience, ability to contribute, and uniqueness.
4. Wrap it up.
5. Engage the person with a question.
6. Follow up.
7. Practice, practice, practice…then practice some more.

How can I be a good mentor for an internship?

5 tips for how to be a great mentor to your summer intern

1. Find out the goals of your intern.
2. Share clear expectations.
3. Encourage them to share their ideas.
4. Entrust them with a special project.
5. Strive to be someone your intern can learn from.
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What do you consider the major strengths of this intern?

When hiring your next intern, consider these “Top 10” soft skills:

• Passionate. First and foremost, you don’t want an intern to just go through the motions for the next twelve weeks.
• Work Ethic.
• Entrepreneurial.
• Ability to Problem Solve.
• Self-Disciplined.
• Independent.
• A Leader.
• Resilient.