SocialCops Internships: The Why, What and Who Answered

“Intern, who?” This is the answer, or a question, from SocialCops interns if anybody refers to them as “interns”. And, why not? None of our interns work as “interns” at SocialCops, so why should they get addressed as one?

Too often, companies give interns the work that full-time employees refuse to do, or need some form of assistance with. Interns are given responsibilities with insignificant, little or no contribution to the company’s actual work. But every decision at SocialCops is made by 20 and 30-somethings who are looking to make a difference with their work. If somebody walks into our office today and try to spot the interns, it is highly likely that they won’t be able to do so. Our interns work alongside the team on independent projects, take ownership over their work, make decisions and drive projects just like any regular employee at SocialCops.

How often do we find interns interning with the same organization more than once? Almost never, right? Because students like to maximize their learning by gaining new experiences and doing different internships. But at SocialCops, we make sure that we provide ample opportunities to help our interns grow and learn new things. This is the reason that most of our interns end up extending their internships, do consecutive internships with us, work part-time, and then join in full-time roles after their graduation.

The longest streak someone has done is 3 internships — we call people who come back multiple times Super…