Did you hire your interns with good intentions, seeing the eager look in their eyes that reminds you of yourself many moons ago?
Then a week has passed and you’re scrambling to manage another position, trying to get them to jump from the “me” to the “we” to take ownership of their learning experience.
📅The pressure of 6 weeks, 12 weeks or somewhere in between starts to mount as your training resources are suddenly lacking. Creating a program for “the kids” wasn’t at the top of the to-do list.
You think about just handing out a bunch of work and quietly returning to your regularly crammed schedule but you know it’s…
Like my good friend Marti Fischer says,
“Every single leader started somewhere …
and the single most difficult transition of any young person’s life is that transition from student to employee.”
You are a professional ready to give agency to young people in their career launch. You know the struggles and desire to add value to their internship experience while inherently contributing to your own company.
👍 What you need is a plan – a plan to keep your interns engaged and focused while turning their enthusiasm into innovation.
Catapult their energy into experiences that can help them build new networks and begin their professional careers.
3 Ways to Build Valuable Intern Experiences
- Design onboarding and offboarding processes so that you can breeze past the busywork and help them dive right into the good stuff.
- Make a specific project for interns so that they have a goal to work towards.
- Connect interns with mentors so they always have a go-to person to help them feel successful.
With a little help from this week’s podcast guest, author and business coach Marti Fischer, learn how you can shape the future of emerging professionals while reaping the benefits of a well-organized internship program.
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🤪 Feeling the intern overwhelm?
You’re not alone! Executive Directors of nonprofits often face the daunting task of sorting through intern candidates, training them, and deciding what tasks they can handle—balancing between busywork and overwhelming challenges.
These young minds need ownership of their roles, even in a short timeframe, and directors must create guiding processes, mentoring opportunities, and special projects to help them thrive.
Sounds exhausting, right? Tune in to this episode because help is here! 👏
Join me as I sit down with Marti Fischer, the principal of Marti Fischer Group, a seasoned coach, and an author who specializes in helping young professionals transition from school to career.
📖Marti’s book, Make Your Internship Count, serves as a vital resource both for interns looking to maximize their learning and for employers striving to make the most out of internship programs. Dive deep into practical strategies, insightful anecdotes, and the must-do’s to shape an internship program that benefits everyone.
▶️Ready to turn your internship program from chaotic to cohesive? Press play and gain invaluable insights from Marti Fischer and Rhea Wong. Your next great intern experience starts here!
🔗 Listen now! Ep. 289- How to Make the Most of Your Interns with Marti Fischer
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Get in touch with Marti: https://www.martifischergroup.com/
Check out her Book: https://www.martifischergroup.com/books/
