interning

Training at workplace

Interning is working as an intern, typically in a temporary position that provides practical experience in a profession or field of study.

She's interning at a law firm this summer.

A separate meaning involves confining or detaining someone, especially during wartime or for political reasons: The government began interning citizens of enemy nations.

The first sense is far more common in everyday usage.

experience

hands-on

Involving direct physical engagement

practicum · fieldwork · co-op · externship · fellowship · on-the-job · work-study · unpaid · paid · summer

apprenticeship

trainee

One being instructed

extern · resident · clerk · pupil · protégé · understudy · cadet · recruit · fledgling · greenhorn

career

resume

Career summary document

LinkedIn · references · skills · qualifications · recruitment · hire · opportunity · entry-level · graduate · candidate

workplace

office

Professional work location

department · cubicle · desk · supervisor · manager · colleague · coworker · staff · team · HR

mentorship

mentor

Trusted wisdom-giving advisor

coach · feedback · evaluation · review · learning · growth · support · direction · instruction · teaching

Categories
Opposites
confinement status

interningreleasing

Allowing to escape

freeing · liberating · emancipating · discharging · letting go

employment/training status

interningretiring

Leaving the workforce

tenured · employed · resigning · quitting · unemployed

career stage

interningmentoring

Advising someone less experienced

supervising · leading · mastering · directing · managing

Family

internet, intern, interns, internship, internment, interned, internalize, internationalize, internee

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