Older interns impress with growth mindset

Firms value their perspectives and past experience, and younger interns view them as role models

Joyce Toh (left) joined venture builder Creatella as an unpaid intern while Richard Chai took up an internship position at the Central Provident Fund Board. ST PHOTOS: GAVIN FOO, GIN TAY
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When Robert De Niro's 70-year-old character takes up an internship at an e-commerce fashion start-up in the movie The Intern (2015), he starts off needing help with technology and not having much to do.

But he finds ways to learn and help, and eventually becomes an invaluable member of the team.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on November 15, 2020, with the headline Older interns impress with growth mindset. Subscribe