One concern from supervisors has been overcommitted students, or interns showing up in fall with less available time than they thought. The interview is a good time to confirm and emphasize your expectations on hours and scheduling.

What We Do

Students complete an activity to create a draft schedule for fall and should bring this to the interview. Priority registration ends before interviews begin; students should have selected a class schedule for fall even if they have not yet registered. They should be able to share that schedule along with other commitments and proposed internship times.

Students are a work in progress when it comes to time and priority management. We provide additional check-ins and programming throughout the internship as well. Screening for this during the interview phase is a good first step.

What You Can Do

Students complete a draft schedule prior to the pre-interview workshop where we further discuss time and priority management. It is a clear program expectation that they provide a schedule before or during the interview. Our guidance:

• Interns can work a maximum of 10 hours per week.
• For interviews, we require students to identify 10 hours per week they could devote to the internship.
• We don’t have a minimum requirement, though 4 hours a week on a regular basis seems to be the absolute minimum for a decent experience. You should share your expectations especially if you require 10 hours per week.
• For the best experience for both sides, a consistent schedule is key. Students often don’t (yet) have the skills to work a flexible schedule, even if you’re fine with that.

We need your help by reviewing their schedule, clearly communicating your expectations on work hours and scheduling, and confirming that they meet your expectations for time and scheduling. You can make decisions based on their responses.