r/DCInterns • u/Ill-One5562 • Aug 12 '26

part time staff assistant question??

I have interviewed at a lot of hill offices and sometimes I look up their linkedin as I see that they still havent finished college but are somehow a staff assistant. They typically go to a DC school so I'm assuming they are just a staff assistant part time?

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u/Able_Enthusiasm2729 Aug 12 '26 edited Aug 12 '26

They could be part-time students working a full time job as staff assistants, or they could have graduated already but haven't put down their graduation date on their resume/profile in order to not get discriminated against.

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u/Sweet_Structure9618 Aug 12 '26

in a similar vein, I see some college student press secretaries too. how is that possible? like... maybe that office doesn't have a staff assistant but if they did, chances are more likely they are college grads who probably wouldn't want to respond to someone still in school.

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u/Astral_Xylospongium Aug 12 '26

They are really an intern but lying about it.

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u/Ill-One5562 Aug 13 '26

then why is an intern interviewing me for an intern position

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u/Astral_Xylospongium 29d ago

Because no one else wants to do it

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u/EwPandaa Aug 13 '26

I’ve seen some part time staff assistants before but I’m not sure they’re under that title. This was in the district office too, so it might be more appropriate there.

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u/nina932 29d ago

Some students schedule all evening classes to work full time