Pros
-Opportunity to work alongside some of the most intelligent people in the world working on international development and human rights issues -Great professional development seminars built into internship such as MS Excel workshops, Cover Letter, Resume and Interview skills development and career day. -Also fun to meet the President and the Secretary and hear some of their amazing stories and perspectives. -HIgh diversity of colleagues
Cons
-Accessibility of unpaid internship in NYC is extremely limited so you end up getting people from mostly very wealthy background -Sometimes it feels like interns are regarded as "second class citizens" and are not always recognized for the the work they contribute -Intern reviews are very generic not very constructive. Supervisors generally say that everyone is great which is frustrating for the people that go above and beyond expectations.