Making your interns succeed!

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Intern programs run on tight 12-week timelines so prioritize onboarding that gives tiny hooks over full histories, prepare a bite-sized project that can realistically be finished and deploy to customers within the internship, and assign a mentor who reviews code, points to resources and explains org paths. Remote interns need extra prep. Successful examples include interns on a people-services team supporting over 1 billion monthly users, plus hackathons and small social events that boost retention.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 0:10Saras background
3. 1:07Intern ambassadors
4. 2:25Onboarding
5. 3:50Intern project
6. 5:00Solving
7. 5:58Mentor
8. 7:37Fun
9. 9:11Internal Events

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