Skill Building

noun A student or trainee who works, sometimes without pay, at a trade or profession in order to gain work experience.

• The company offers a structured internship program for college students.
• I heard the intern got to work on some cool projects with the team.
• The intern is basically just doing coffee runs and making copies all day.
• Being an intern in a new city can feel like being a small fish in a big pond.

noun A person who is being trained for a particular job or activity

• The trainee is expected to complete the on-the-job training program within six months.
• The new trainee seems to be catching on quickly with the tasks.
• The trainee is totally crushing it in the training program.
• The trainee is like a sponge, absorbing all the knowledge and skills being taught.

noun A person who is advised, trained, or counseled by a mentor

• The mentor provided valuable guidance to their mentee throughout the internship program.
• The mentee learned a lot from their mentor and improved their skills.
• The mentee totally aced that project with the help of their mentor.
• Like a sapling growing under the care of a seasoned gardener, the mentee flourished under the mentor's guidance.