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The Dark Side Of Internships

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July 8, 2010 Posted By: Trevor Wilson Category: Internships


While the title is quite dramatic, a recent article on Forbes.com called When Terrible Things Happen To Interns is worth a read for anyone looking for internships. It outlines some of the problems that you may face once you have actually secured the position.

For example:

[One] ubiquitous problem: the boss who gives you nothing to do. I’m sorry to report that this problem is alive and well at Forbes. In chatting up a trio of interns for this story, one of them asked me for an assignment, since she’d heard nothing from the two editors who were supposed to be supervising her.

Unfortunately, many established professionals don’t know what to do with an intern once they have been hired. This can be for perceived issues of knowledge or skill, or it could be an issue with the workload of the boss. Regardless of the reason, it’s something you may have to address at some point.

Not all internships are like this, but if you want to know some of the common pitfalls, check out the full article here.

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