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Internship wrap-up template

At the end of an internship: the intern shows what they did, gets honest feedback, gives theirs, and hears clearly what happens next — a return offer, a reference, or both.

45 minutesFor The intern, their manager and buddy; sometimes the wider team for the presentationAgenda room
Change the agenda first

The agenda, with a time for each part

  1. What I did10 min
    • What did you build, and what difference did it make?
  2. Feedback for the intern10 min
    • What did you do well, and what should you work on next?
  3. Feedback from the intern10 min
    • What should we do differently for next year's interns?
  4. What happens next10 min
    • Is there a return offer, and when?
  5. Thanks and staying in touch5 min
    • How do we keep in touch?

How the notes read afterwards

A made-up example, so you can see the shape. In a real call each line carries the words that were said and who said them.

Did. Shipped dark mode; 30% of users turned it on in the first week.

Feedback. Excellent at asking for help early; work on estimating time.

From the intern. The first week had too little to do.

Next. Return offer for a graduate role, sent by the end of the month.

Running it well

Ways to change it

Group presentationsAll interns present on the last day; feedback one to one afterwards.
RemoteRecord the presentation so the team in other time zones can watch.

When to skip it. Never; this conversation is what the intern remembers.

Questions

What happens at the end of an internship?

Usually the intern presents their work, receives and gives feedback, and hears whether there will be a return offer or a reference.

How do you give feedback to an intern?

Be specific about what they did well and what to work on, with examples, and put it in writing too.

When should return offers be made?

Ideally at or soon after the end of the internship, while the intern's experience is fresh.

What happens in the room

Everybody joins from the link, with no account. The agenda sits beside the call and each item fills in with what was said about it, under the name of the person who said it.

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