10/03/2019
You need an intern.
But you probably already know this.
However, have you considered what an intern could bring to your professional career and your company beyond simply getting things done for you?
Yes, there’s that.
But interns also hold deeper advantages. For instance, they:
1. Can bring talent to your team where you most need it. A young, energetic professional right out of school comes equipped with fresh knowledge to infuse your efforts.
2. Can also bring much-needed diversity, not just in terms of your racial, gender and other demographics, but to break up a homogeneous culture in general. Hire interns from different molds and you’ll quickly see why an infusion of diversity in your team is so valuable.
3. Gladly evangelize your mission. Interns can be energetic advocates of your mission far beyond the walls of your company.
4. Give you an opportunity to be a mentor, and this is an often-overlooked benefit of managing interns. Mentorship can be an extremely rewarding experience that will change not just your intern’s career trajectory, but your own.
Read the Inc. article posted in the comments below for more deep thoughts on the advantages of interns.
