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I need guidance on how to initiate and administer an intership program.
Any advice is appreciated.
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Internship program
posted at 5/10/2007 1:45 AM EDT
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Dependent on your business/industry you might want to give registered apprenticeship a try. The U.S. Dept of Labor has been developing OJT apprenticeship training programs for 70 years now and during that time has worked closely with schools, colleges, businesses, labor associations etc. Their services are free and in some cases lead to avenues of funding for your program. Look for your state Office of Apprenticeship representative and give 'em a call, even if yo don't develop a program with them they're a good contact to know. Hope this helps, all the best... |
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Internship program
posted at 5/10/2007 2:35 AM EDT
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In hiring for my unpaid intern each semester, I have found it most important to provide a printed job description with specific duties and goals outlined. We try to demonstrate to the candidates that the position will provide solid hands-on experience, which, in turn, will yield marketable skills. I advertize the position using the catchphrase "This internship is not about filing or copying," and have had several applicants tell me that's what caught their attention. |
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Internship program
posted at 5/10/2007 2:45 AM EDT
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I would suggest in addition to contacting a university career service professional look into the NACE (National Association of Colleges & Employers) organization. They have great information on internship programs. |
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Internship program
posted at 5/10/2007 6:22 AM EDT
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As far as determining what kind of program you want, you should think about a couple of things. First, what does your organization hope to gain for itself from the program? Exposure to college or grad school students and the accompanying publicity? Developing a pipeline of junior talent? Conducting a three-month job interview?
And, similarly, what do you want the interns to get out of the program? Any particular kind of experience? Those two elements should help you determine what kind of program you want to implement, which should then inform your recruitment strategy. |
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Internship program
posted at 5/10/2007 6:50 AM EDT
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The National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE) publishes a very nice workook that outlines how to establish a strong internship program and measurement your results. It costs about $250 and can be ordered from the association.
They also publish the Employer's Guide to College Recruiting and Hiring that contains solid information for on-campus recruiting. |
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Internship program
posted at 5/11/2007 2:27 PM EDT
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The first, you should inform to every department in your company about the intership program. You must have the number of positions for the undergraduate students of each department. You also should have a presentation about how to manage students through the intership. It may be about the regulation of schedule, uniform; collect information...
The second, you should contact with the student association of the university. Discuss with them about the most effective to inform the intership program of your company. For more detail, you should email to the representative of the faculty's department. By this way, your company can work directly with the students and the administrator of the faculty. They can provide for you the list of the students that would like to apply for an intership in your company (may be include the contact information and more useful information). After that, you may conduct the intership program as same as the recruiting process. Collect the candidate's profile; test, interview and decide to offer an intership. |
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Internship program
posted at 5/14/2007 7:06 AM EDT
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Internships are a great way to go. They are a bit of work but for us there have been a number of our staff that started out as Interns. To participate in the program the Section must provide HR with a productive task for the Intern to accomplish in the three months they are on board. We have had both a paid and unpaid internship over the years, the paid internships provide a much better quality of students and a much higher number to choose from. I have found that the two best sources for advertising an intern position is Monstertrak.com and at your local colleges, we specifically work with professors/departments whose focus is towards our area of interest. |
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