Interns with less headaches: why agencies like ours, make sense 🧠

Greenternships
Jul 3
3 min read

In Bali’s fast-moving ecosystem of startups, eco-enterprises, and social impact projects, internships are more than just a checkbox—they’re an opportunity for growth, cross-cultural learning, and purpose-driven progress. But finding the right intern, guiding them, aligning expectations, and making sure things stay legal? That’s a lot to handle on top of running a business.

That’s where internship agencies like Greenternships (with My Bali Internship) come in—not as middlemen, but as strategic partners for HR support, compliance, and team growth.

🌀 So why go through an internship agency?

We pre-screen, you save time
We know Bali’s business environment can be transient, and hiring reliable help isn't always straightforward. Our team screens each applicant based on English level, availability, skill set, and most importantly—mindset. Whether you need help in digital marketing, architecture, permaculture, or even AI-related tasks, we help match you with interns that fit the culture and the role.
We handle the paperwork and compliance
Not sure what kind of visa interns need? We are. Want to avoid legal grey zones? We’ve got that covered. Through trusted agents, we offer discounted internship visa support, ensuring both interns and companies stay compliant and safe.
Yes indeed, we share the liability with companies and organisations, by signing off on the cover letter of all internship candidates. We're in the game with you; this paperwork shows that we are on the sidelines ready to support supervisors and interns towards successful outcomes.
We (re)introduce the idea of structural Support Systems (So You Don’t Have To)
Most interns don’t want to “just help out”—they want to grow, contribute, and get feedback. We assist with communicating clear learning objectives, deliverables / KPIs that help interns stay focused towards their interests and expected academic outcomes, while keeping you from having to micromanage. If you’ve ever onboarded an intern only to get ghosted halfway… we help avoid that.

🤝 Why this matters in Bali

Internship programs often go sideways when expectations aren't aligned—especially in a culture-rich, tropical setting like Bali. With different time zones, work ethics, and communication styles at play, our role is to create clarity and cultural understanding from Day 1.

Plus, when interns are happy and guided, they’re not just “free labour”—they become brand ambassadors, contributors, and future collaborators, for your business/organisation, and cause.

🌱 Real Impact, Not Just Admin

We don’t host daily social mixers or surf parties—but we do connect interns to networks. Your intern will gain access to professionals in business development, sustainability, tech, and marketing, and can participate in skill-sharing events, curated networking sessions, and personal growth talks.

Case study : Vince's internship involved needing to connect with other sustainability-driven businesses, as well as for his own interest in future collaborations and personal projects. We invited him to become a volunteer for the Dutch Business Network's Eco-social business development talks (read more on LinkedIn).