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Thanks so much for this question!
We have learned a lot during our Fellowship/Internship Program. Several main considerations come to mind when thinking about running a fellowship/internship program.
- Managers’ capacity and preparedness – hosting a fellow/intern may be a rewarding experience. However, working with fellows/interns is also time-consuming. It seems to be important to keep in mind that managers may need to have a dedicated portion of time to:
- Prepare for their fellows/interns’ arrival, which may include drafting a work plan, thinking about goals f
Two things I'd add to the above answer (which I agree with):
- RP surveyed both interns and their managers at the end of the program, which provided a bunch of useful takeaways for future internships. (Many of which are detailed or idiosyncratic and so will be useful to us but aren't in the above reply.) I'd say other internship programs should do the same.
- I'd personally also suggest surveying the interns and maybe managers at the start of the internship to get a "baseline" measure of things like interns' clarity on their career plans and managers' perceived
This is a great question! Thank you so much!
At Rethink Priorities we take an employee-focused approach. We do our best to ensure that our staff have relevant tools and resources to do their best work, while also having enough flexibility to maintain their work-life balance. Staff happiness is a high priority for us and one of our strategic goals.
Some aspects of our employee-centered approach include:
- Competitive benefits and perks – we offer unlimited time off, flexible work schedule, professional development opportunities, stipends etc., which a
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