how should I mentor our summer interns?

A reader writes:

My manager let me know 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 this, and I’m kind of excited about it, but I have never supervised or officially mentored or been nominally in charge of helping interns work! Do you have any advice or suggestions on how to approach this role and do it well?

Here’s a round-up of a bunch of past advice about working with interns.

general advice

how to survive your summer interns

how to get the most out of your summer interns

how much guidance should interns need?

how to be an awesome mentor

reader advice on managing interns

you should be giving your interns mock interviews

they are inexperienced and that is the point

our interns are clueless about our office dress code

how to talk to an intern about professional norms when you’re not her manager

my intern is way too passive

an underage intern told me she got drunk at a staff event

specific problems you might encounter and how to deal with them

our intern is driving everyone crazy!

can an intern refuse to do menial office tasks?

should I give feedback to our interns who come across as TOO peppy and enthusiastic?

my intern has a terrible attitude

my intern is a rude jackass

I have to fire a highly inept summer intern

I’m nervous about mentoring a smart intern

I yelled at our intern

coworker is rude to my intern

dealing with an unpaid intern who’s chronically late

saying no to an intern who wants to extend her internship

should I comment on an intern’s limp handshake?

some things for fun

I think our intern prank-called us

intern uses “stay gold” as her email sign off

the completely fake project, the company-wide nap schedule, and other stories of summer interns

the new alphabetization scheme, the identical twin caper, and other stories of summer internships

the intern who set up a cot and other stories of internships gone wrong

when internships go bad: stories of the world’s worst interns

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