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There are two main flavors of intern at Free Geek.  One's the paid-by-Free-Geek variety, and one is the volunteer variety.
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There are 3 flavors of interns at Free Geek:
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# job experience interns are paid by Free Geek & only work for 6 months
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# structured volunteering, such as a build assistant, tech support volunteer, college credit, etc.
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# people who are paid by an outside agency such as SMS
  
==Staff Interns==
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==Job Experience Interns==
These interns apply by submitting resumesOften, we hire these interns from within our volunteer pool.  Their intern term tends to be 6 months.  They get a review at 3 months. There are two types: job experience and exploratory.  For a more complete explanation of staff internships, see our [[Paid Internship Policy]].
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These interns are hired through an open hiring process by writing a letter describing why they want to work at Free Geek and how it helps them along their road to a permanent jobSometimes we hire these interns from within our volunteer pool.  Their internship is restricted to 6 months (except in extenuating circumstances whereby they work a few months extra).  They receive a review at 3 months. For a more complete explanation of paid internships, see our [[Paid Internship Policy]].
  
 
Here's some links to pages on this subject:
 
Here's some links to pages on this subject:
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==Volunteer Interns==
 
==Volunteer Interns==
These interns tend to apply through our [http://www.freegeek.org/internships internships webpage].  Descriptions of available internships are linked to that page.  These interns are volunteers here on a set schedule.  Often they're getting school credit or pay through an outside agency for being here.
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These interns tend to apply through our [http://www.freegeek.org/internships internships webpage].  Descriptions of available internships are linked to that page.  These interns are volunteers here on a set schedule.  Often they're getting school credit for volunteering here.
  
 
Some links on this type of intern:
 
Some links on this type of intern:
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*[[Intern Interview Questions]]
 
*[[Intern Interview Questions]]
 
*[[Volunteer Intern Schedule]]
 
*[[Volunteer Intern Schedule]]
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==Outside Interns==
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These are generally folks who are sent here by SMS.  They're paid by the outside agency and are "supervised" by someone on staff.  They have a set schedule and are generally around for a significant chunk of time.
  
 
[[Category: Volunteer]]
 
[[Category: Volunteer]]
 
[[Category: HR]]
 
[[Category: HR]]

Revision as of 15:45, 7 September 2007

There are 3 flavors of interns at Free Geek:

  1. job experience interns are paid by Free Geek & only work for 6 months
  2. structured volunteering, such as a build assistant, tech support volunteer, college credit, etc.
  3. people who are paid by an outside agency such as SMS

Job Experience Interns

These interns are hired through an open hiring process by writing a letter describing why they want to work at Free Geek and how it helps them along their road to a permanent job. Sometimes we hire these interns from within our volunteer pool. Their internship is restricted to 6 months (except in extenuating circumstances whereby they work a few months extra). They receive a review at 3 months. For a more complete explanation of paid internships, see our Paid Internship Policy.

Here's some links to pages on this subject:

Volunteer Interns

These interns tend to apply through our internships webpage. Descriptions of available internships are linked to that page. These interns are volunteers here on a set schedule. Often they're getting school credit for volunteering here.

Some links on this type of intern:

Outside Interns

These are generally folks who are sent here by SMS. They're paid by the outside agency and are "supervised" by someone on staff. They have a set schedule and are generally around for a significant chunk of time.