Being on my 4th internship right now I would suggest to anyone hiring interns regardless of location that the best thing you can do to them is treat them as if they were a full-time. I know personally what I'm looking to get out of an internship is first and formost actual work experience.<p>We are looking for the same things any hire is looking for. (interesting meaningful work, have our opinions heard and respected, a culture that fits with our personality, good pay etc.) The only difference I would say is they will likely not have as much experience as your top employees so expect a bit of a learning curve.
In New York? Probably working someplace like Grouper. They seem to have a lot of fun. <a href="https://www.joingrouper.com/jobs" rel="nofollow">https://www.joingrouper.com/jobs</a><p>Otherwise, maybe Codeacademy, since their mission is noble?
I live in NYC.<p>Free food, ability to work on meaningful tasks (not fix typos), get an inside look on how you guys make decisions, pick up marketing tips/tricks, minimum $15 an hour.