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A reader writes:<\/p>\n
\nMy manager told me 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 it, and I’m quite excited about it, but I have never supervised or officially guided or been nominally in charge of helping an intern do his work! Do you have any advice or tips on how to approach this role and play it well?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Here’s a summary of previous advice about working with trainees.<\/p>\n
general advice<\/strong><\/p>\n
How to Survive Your Summer Interns<\/p>\n
How to get the most from your summer interns<\/p>\n
How much guidance should trainees require?<\/p>\n
how to become an amazing guru<\/p>\n
Reader’s advice on managing trainees<\/p>\n
You should give mock interviews to your trainees<\/p>\n
they’re inexperienced and that’s the point<\/strong><\/p>\n
Our interns have no idea about our office dress code<\/p>\n
How to talk to an intern about professional standards when you’re not her manager<\/p>\n
my trainee is very inactive<\/p>\n
An underage intern told me she got drunk at a staff event<\/p>\n
Typical problems you may encounter and how to deal with them<\/strong><\/p>\n
Our intern is driving everyone crazy!<\/p>\n
Can an intern refuse to do menial office work?<\/p>\n
Should I respond to my trainees who seem very enthusiastic and enthusiastic?<\/p>\n
my intern has a very bad attitude<\/p>\n
my intern is a rude idiot<\/p>\n
I have to fire a highly incompetent summer intern<\/p>\n
I’m nervous about giving advice to a smart intern<\/p>\n
i yelled at our intern<\/p>\n
Coworker is rude to my intern<\/p>\n
Dealing with an unpaid intern who comes in too late<\/p>\n
Say No to an Intern Who Wants to Extend Their Internship<\/p>\n
Should I comment on an intern’s limp handshake?<\/p>\n
some things for fun<\/strong><\/p>\n
I think our intern prank called us<\/p>\n
Intern Uses “Stay Gold” as Her Email Signature<\/p>\n
The Totally Fake Project, the Company-Wide Nap Program, and Other Stories from Summer Interns<\/p>\n
The New Alphabet Scheme, the Identical Twin Prank, and Other Summer Internship Stories<\/p>\n
The intern who set up a cot and other stories of internships gone wrong<\/p>\n
When Internships Go Bad: Stories of the World’s Worst Interns<\/p>\n