Internships & Work-Study
Internship Final Review
An internship final review is a conversation at the end of a placement in which the student looks back on what they did, learned and found difficult, and thinks about what comes next. It feeds the school's assessment, helps the student put their experience into words for a CV or an interview, and shows how well the placement worked for everyone. Here are the questions to ask, from the experience itself to the lessons for the future.
19 questions
When to use this template
- In the last week of the internship or just after it ends, while memories are fresh.
- Before the internship report or presentation, so the student can organise what they will say.
- When the school needs to assess the placement or decide whether to keep working with this host organisation.
- When the student is considering whether the field, or the host organisation, fits their future plans.
Questions to ask
Overall experience
- 01How would you sum up your internship in a few sentences?
- 02What were the highlights for you?
- 03What was the hardest moment, and how did you deal with it?
- 04Did the internship match what you expected at the start?
Missions and results
- 05What were your main missions over the whole internship?
- 06What are you most proud of having achieved?
- 07What would you do differently if you started again?
- 08What feedback did you receive from your tutor and the team?
Skills and learning
- 09Which technical skills did you develop or strengthen?
- 10Which skills such as communication, autonomy or organisation did you develop?
- 11How does what you learned relate to your studies?
- 12What gaps in your training did you notice?
Environment and support
- 13How well were you welcomed and guided in the organisation?
- 14How was your relationship with your workplace tutor?
- 15Would you recommend this placement to another student? Why or why not?
- 16Is there anything the school or the host organisation should do differently?
Looking ahead
- 17Has the internship changed how you see your future career?
- 18What would you like to do next: further study, another internship, a first job?
- 19What steps will you take to get there?
Tips for a useful conversation
- Ask the student to give examples, such as a task or a situation, for each skill they say they gained, so they can reuse them in a CV or interview.
- Make clear how the review relates to the school's assessment and what is said in confidence.
- Ask for the student's view of the host organisation as well as of themselves, so the school can improve its placements.
- Help the student turn the experience into a few clear sentences for a CV, a report or a future interview.
- Record the lessons and share useful feedback with the host organisation in a respectful way.
Mistakes to avoid
- Reducing the review to a grade or a tick-box form.
- Holding it long after the end of the internship, when details are forgotten.
- Dwelling only on difficulties or only on successes.
- Skipping the question of what happens next, when the student is deciding on their path.
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