Interrupted by the pandemic, D.C. summer interns are back in person

(...) For employers, being able to have interns back in person has been a huge boost. Before the pandemic, Kenneth Romero, executive director of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, said interns played a crucial role in researching policy, writing reports and helping organize the organization’s conferences.

“When we interview them, I always say, you know, unlike other internships, perhaps in Washington, D.C., you won’t be answering phones, you won’t be photocopying and you won’t be getting coffee for the boss because the boss gets his own coffee,” he said. Romero has supervised about 75 student interns at the organization since he began there. When the pandemic hit, the internship program came to a halt altogether. “It was very difficult, too, because interns do provide a lot of support in a lot of the things that we do,” he said.

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