# Public-policy internships: choose a role and write a useful memo

## Which opening schedule fits the staffing budget?

A fictional library can add 24 staff-hours weekly. Each extra opening hour requires two staff. Demand for each proposed schedule is unknown.

### Proposed additional opening hours

| Option | Evening hours | Weekend hours | Staff-hours |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| B | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| C | 8 | 8 | 32 |

## Your turn

Which options fit? What evidence would you need to recommend one?

## Your answer

[Write your approach here.]

## For your own application

Explain which part of your memo is established by the calculation and which part depends on evidence still missing.

Return to the guide for the worked answer and source notes:
https://internshipdeadlines.com/guides/public-policy-internship-search