Internship Resources

Review the following resources crafted by Puentes to help you maximize your professional experience:

Internship Oversight by Puentes

We want to make sure that your internship is as engaging and successful as possible. You will have a dedicated Puentes Mentor from our team, who will oversee your internship experience.

Internship Work Agreement

We will send to you by email a link to a Puentes Internship Work Agreement, which we ask you to complete together with your internship supervisor. The Work Agreement includes information on anticipated project work and outcomes for the internship, as well as logistical information and contact details of your internship supervisor(s).

 

Internship Oversight Meetings

The following are meetings that your Puentes Mentor will coordinate on an individual basis with you and with your internship supervisor:

Meet and Greet

You will meet with your Puentes Mentor virtually before the program starts, to go over goals for the internship and to get to know each other.

 

Initial Internship Meeting

In the first week of your internship, you will have a meeting to review the Internship Work Agreement and reconfirm internship expectations and project goals with your internship supervisor and Puentes Mentor.

 

internship pulse check

After your first week of the internship, your Puentes Mentor will check in with you on your project work structure, communication with your supervisor, and other first-week dynamics.

 

Mid-Internship Meeting

About halfway through the internship, you, your Puentes Mentor, and your internship supervisor will have a mid-internship meeting to provide a space to communicate learnings, challenges, successes, and goals and look ahead to objectives for the second half of the internship.

 

Closing Meeting

At the end of the internship, we will have a closing evaluation meeting with you, your Puentes Mentor, and your internship supervisor to review your deliverables and reflect on the experience and learnings.

Internship Expectations

Responsibilities of the intern:

  • Approach my internship work with a willingness to learn and to tackle new experiences with an open mind and an optimistic enthusiasm.

  • Perform assigned projects and tasks to the best of my ability and according to my supervisor’s indications and expectations.

  • Be dependable, work effectively, meet deadlines, and have a positive attitude.

  • Use my laptop computer to be able to carry out internship work.

  • Alert my supervisor and Puentes Mentor of any factor that would interfere with fulfilling my internship commitments. 

  • Provide a doctor’s note to my supervisor if I need any sick days.

Responsibilities of the internship supervisor:

  • Assign meaningful work with specific directions and expectations for the intern.

  • Schedule a regular check-in meeting (at least once a week) to offer feedback and review project progress, questions, and upcoming tasks.

  • Participate in an initial meeting, mid-internship and closing oversight meeting with the intern and designated Puentes Mentor during the internship.

  • Communicate any questions or concerns about the internship to the Puentes Mentor. 

  • Complete a brief survey at the end of the program.

Coworking Space Access

During the program, you have access to a co-working space to use at a local co-working office.

Buenos Aires

Working & Co
Address: Soler 4445

Montevideo

Copper Cowork Ellauri
Address: José Ellauri 938

Career Building Guides

We have curated the online guides on the following professional development topics in order to help you leverage your international experience and take the next steps in your career.

Internship Work Plan Sketch

We have developed the below template for an Internship Work Plan Sketch, which might be helpful for you to complete with your goals and tasks to better organize your weekly project work during your internship experience. You can also adapt this work planning methodology to map your project plan during future professional experiences.

Productivity Templates

Daily and Weekly Log Template

 

To-Do List template

Presentation on Professional Pointers

How do you “supervise up?” What is the trick to an efficient meeting? How can you ask for feedback, or disagree, in a productive way? What’s the key to asynchronous work? How do you manage your workload? In the below presentation by Puentes CEO and Founder, Ann Noguer, we will explore these professional questions and others to help boost your insights on how to work successfully in your current internship and in all future jobs.

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