Internships are a great opportunity for us to benefit from more diversity, share our know-how and strengthen our teaching skills.
If you’re starting with us as an intern, welcome! This section will help you make the most of your time with our team.
Interns are as much part of our team as everyone else. That means that our general approaches to business and collaboration apply to you in the same way, foremost Our Guiding Principles.
The person responsible for making your internship a success is you. We’re here to provide you with an environment in which you can be successful.
Working in a distributed team can be a challenge at first, especially if you have no or only little work experience. We try to compensate for this fact by investing significantly more time into the guidance and support of new team members, especially interns.
Here are a few recommendations that can help you get the most out of your internship:
Apart from the fact that you’re free to reach out to any team member, your mentor is the main person you’ll be working with. He or she will guide you from day one. They’ll make sure you get to know the team and our way of working.
Usually, your mentor will have a daily time slot reserved for you. Make good use of this time slot by preparing all the questions and issues you’d like to discuss; ideally, you send them this list in advance of your meeting.
Additionally, we have a dedicated Slack channel where you will communicate with your mentor and other team members. As described in our communication guidelines, this doesn’t necessarily mean people will be able to answer immediately.
We try to define clear goals and expectations for each internship. You’ll find them in your Internship Schedule, complete with assignments and questions. We expect you to document your work in each of the schedule pages.
As you go along, simply fill in the corresponding section for each assignment or question. Use this space to share what you’ve learned and achieved.