how should I mentor our summer interns?
A reader writes: My manager let me know today that my work group is getting interns this summer, and the plan that makes the most sense is for me to be a peer mentor. I’m fine with this, and I’m kind of excited about it, but I have never supervised or officially mentored or been […] The post how should I mentor our summer interns? appeared first on Ask a Manager.
A reader writes:
My manager let me know today that my work group is getting interns this summer, and the plan that makes the most sense is for me to be a peer mentor. I’m fine with this, and I’m kind of excited about it, but I have never supervised or officially mentored or been nominally in charge of helping interns work! Do you have any advice or suggestions on how to approach this role and do it well?
Here’s a round-up of a bunch of past advice about working with interns.
general advice
how to survive your summer interns
how to get the most out of your summer interns
how much guidance should interns need?
reader advice on managing interns
you should be giving your interns mock interviews
they are inexperienced and that is the point
our interns are clueless about our office dress code
how to talk to an intern about professional norms when you’re not her manager
an underage intern told me she got drunk at a staff event
specific problems you might encounter and how to deal with them
our intern is driving everyone crazy!
can an intern refuse to do menial office tasks?
should I give feedback to our interns who come across as TOO peppy and enthusiastic?
my intern has a terrible attitude
I have to fire a highly inept summer intern
I’m nervous about mentoring a smart intern
dealing with an unpaid intern who’s chronically late
saying no to an intern who wants to extend her internship
should I comment on an intern’s limp handshake?
some things for fun
I think our intern prank-called us
intern uses “stay gold” as her email sign off
the completely fake project, the company-wide nap schedule, and other stories of summer interns
the new alphabetization scheme, the identical twin caper, and other stories of summer internships
the intern who set up a cot and other stories of internships gone wrong
when internships go bad: stories of the world’s worst interns
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