The Intern Installment — Michelle Love

I ran one of the most successful Architecture companies in the world, well-known to everyone in the business.I was involved in every aspect of the daily activities, though one of my least favorite parts was interviewing for interns every year.It was something that came along with the company and a great learning tool for the students, so I kept it as something we did.I just typically left it to my managers who were more hands-on with the teams to figure out who to hire out of all of the faces that we saw.I started caring the moment that Elisa walked in the door. She was everything that I didn't look for in a woman: sweetness, innocence, and inexperience.She was guarded and intelligent, and I fought to keep her out of my company against the wishes of everyone else at that interview.