how to turn your internship into a full-time job offer by Alison Green on July 17, 2017 If you’re working in an internship this summer, you might be able to parlay it into a full-time job offer when the summer is over. But if that’s your goal, you need to be actively working toward it all summer long. Here’s how to best position yourself to make it happen. Observe the people around you, […] Read the full article →
how to survive your summer interns by Alison Green on July 10, 2017 It’s summer internship season, and your office may be getting overrun by summer interns. If you’re being aggravated by these fresh-faced young people who don’t quite know how the work world works yet – or if you’d just like to ensure your interns have a reasonably good experience in your organization – here’s some advice […] Read the full article →
I have to fire a highly inept summer intern by Alison Green on June 26, 2017 A reader writes: Every year the company I work for hires some college students for a three-month internship over the summer. It’s been one month and one of the interns is just not working out. He is not a jerky or malicious person, but he is an annoyance and is a complete hindrance to anyone […] Read the full article →
I’m embarrassed about the mistakes I made in my internship by Alison Green on June 12, 2017 A reader writes: Coming out of my internship in HR at a large financial company, I feel stupid and worthless. I’d like to know what you think. During lunch, I used to run with a group of women. It was a nice break for me because it was a chance for me to drop the […] Read the full article →
my intern told a horribly offensive joke at a meeting with other companies by Alison Green on April 26, 2017 A reader writes: Every spring, the company I work for hires interns. This year I was assigned an intern to train and manage for the first time. Two days ago I had a project meeting at another site and my boss said I should bring my intern as it would be a good experience for […] Read the full article →
our intern told us our ideas were boring and stupid by Alison Green on August 5, 2016 A reader writes: Recently, my company designated a week for working on any project we want, even if it isn’t necessarily a part of our normal role and with people who we don’t necessarily work with. Some folks and I decided to use this opportunity to organize a series of small morale events for the […] Read the full article →
my intern is a rude jackass by Alison Green on August 2, 2016 A reader writes: I’m not a manager, but I could use some outside advice. I’m an entry-level engineer who’s been with this company for just over a year. I’ve found this to be a great place to work with very friendly coworkers and exceptionally accommodating management. I feel I’ve gone out of my way to […] Read the full article →
about those interns fired for petitioning for a more casual dress code… by Alison Green on July 6, 2016 Last week’s post about the interns who were fired for petitioning for a better dress code got a huge amount of attention across the internet and beyond — it ended up getting covered by the Today Show, the Daily Mail, and a whole bunch of other places. Much of the commentary on it was of the “kids […] Read the full article →
how to talk to an intern about professional norms when you’re not her manager by Alison Green on June 30, 2016 A reader writes: My department of four has an intern, Jane, for the summer. My manager is crazy busy and is out of the office for meetings 50-70% of the week, so while we don’t manage Jane, it’s mostly the other three of us working with her. It’s a reasonably casual workplace, and we’ve been […] Read the full article →
I was fired from my internship for writing a proposal for a more flexible dress code by Alison Green on June 28, 2016 A note about this post, which is being linked to from all over the internet: This situation is not about “young people today.” The letter-writer’s generation is far from the first to bridle at dress codes or misunderstand office culture or start out with little knowledge of how things work in offices. This is about being […] Read the full article →