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I think the key to this really is "Design your intern projects in advance". I interned last summer at Siemens Energy, working on internal software. Well, sort

by caryme 17y ago

I think the key to this really is "Design your intern projects in advance". I interned last summer at Siemens Energy, working on internal software. Well, sort of working on internal software. My manager didn't have a project ready for me on my first day, then it took him a few weeks to pull something together. When he did, I was done within two weeks. I was useful, effective, and efficient on the project I was given. Yet because my project was not designed in advance, I was stuck sitting around in the office for much of the summer and felt like a waste of Siemens' money.

mey 17y ago
That seems to be the typical experience of most contractors.
robryan 17y ago
Defiantly, this was the comment I was going to make, when I interned recently I got thrown onto bit part stuff and learning for quiet a period of time before the project I was meant to do was organized. Not only does this get less out of the intern it also lowers motivation and makes you feel like your project isn't important at all.