Your Responsibilities as Intern Employer

3. Interns take time. Another common misconception is that interns require the same amount of supervision as the company’s other employees. They require more supervision than other employees because they need to be mentored. If your business is a small operation, you’ll probably have to fill the mentor role yourself. In slightly larger operations, you may be able to assign the mentoring task to an experienced employee. Either way, be prepared for the added time demands of an internship program.