Is This Internship Actually Helping You?

Most internships are sold as learning experiences. Some of them are. A lot of them are free labour dressed up in a lanyard.

The difference matters -- but you're usually too deep inside it to judge. You're grateful, scared to seem ungrateful, and don't have enough experience to know whether what you're getting is normal or a waste of your time.

This guide gives you the questions to ask at every stage.

Part One -- Before You Accept

10 questions to ask any company before saying yes, 7 red flags that aren't obvious, and 7 green flags worth noticing.

Part Two -- While You're In It

12 weekly gut-check questions across your work, your learning, and your environment. A scoring guide. What to do when it's not working.

Part Three -- After It's Over

8 exit evaluation questions, a one-page summary template, and how to frame a bad internship on your resume, portfolio, and in interviews.

Written from both sides -- as someone who's been the intern and evaluated interns.

Format: PDF, 20 slides, instant download. Free.