Interns

Why Hire an Intern?
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Why Hire an Intern? (2 of 3)
– Interns are willing to work for little or
no money
– You can work with potential entry-
level employees without making a
long-term commitment
– Interns are typically available to fill
any position for employment after
their internship
– Satisfied interns could spread the
word about your company and its
opportunities
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Multiple Interns:
Why Stop at One?
 There are three good reasons to hire
multiple interns.
– Camaraderie: Interns with others
their age will transition more smoothly
into the workforce
– Competition: Each intern wants to be
the best, and will work hard to reach
that goal
– Choice: Having multiple interns gives
you multiple choices when selecting a
candidate for an open position.

Legal Issues
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Legal Issues:
Unpaid Internships (2 of 4)
 Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,
interns who meet the following six
criteria are not formal employees and
do not fall under the minimum wage
and overtime provisions of the law.
1. The intern must receive training
2. The internship benefits the intern

Compensation

Compensating Interns (4 of 8)
– Internship candidates seeking
academic credit often have to work a
minimum number of hours in order for
their schools to approve the credit, so
make sure you’re able to offer steady
hours.
 Monthly Stipend
– A more affordable alternative to hourly
wages is a monthly stipend, which is
often just enough to cover travel costs
and other internship-related expenses.

Recruiting Interns

Establishing the
Internship Opportunity (5 of 6)
• The Fall and Spring semesters are
standard internship periods for
students, although many can’t juggle
their studies with an internship.
– For these students, Summer breaks
are the preferred internship period.
• Are you able to provide internships for
the Summer break, or only for the
Fall/Spring?

Recruitment Methods

College Career Centers (1 of 2)
 61% of recruiters prefer to work with
college and university career centers
 Get in touch with college career centers.
 Provide them with information about
your internship opportunity and your
requirements for student applicants.
Source: Recruiting Trends 2012-2013 42nd
Ed. Michigan State University

Job/Internship Websites
(3 of 9)
 Internships4You.com
– Post internship opportunities for free.
– Send your postings to any college
career centers in the U.S. and Canada
up to 4 times a year.
– Integrated screening and interview
services give you more control over
the recruiting process.

Social Media (2 of 2)
 Facebook
– Despite its casual environment,
facebook is still a good resource for
employers to get the word out about
job/internship openings.
– The effectiveness of facebook depends
on how well connected the user is.

Getting the Most Out of Your
Interns

Getting the Most Out of
Your Interns (2 of 2)
 Unhappy and unsatisfied interns:
– Don’t perform to their full potential
– Are unmotivated to continue past their
anticipated end-date
– Won’t give any glowing testimonials
about their workplace
– Won’t spread the word about your
internship opportunity – except to
knock it

Intern Do’s (1 of 3)
 If you want to get the highest level
of productivity from your interns:
 Do’s
– Welcome them to the team
– Assign them meaningful work
• 83% of interns seek a job where their
creativity is valued
Source: 2013 InternMatch “The Best & Worst Intern Candidates” infographic

Intern Don’ts (2 of 3)
– Don’t expect interns to know
everything right out of the gate –
internships are training periods for
beginners in the field.
– Don’t expect interns to understand
office politics and etiquette –
internships are often the first
professional job for many candidates.
Source: 2013 InternMatch “The Best & Worst Intern Candidates” infographic

What to Discuss with
New Hires (5 of 5)
 Their Expectations of You
– A good internship benefits both the
employer and the intern.
– Ask them what they want to get out of
their internship, things they’d like to
experience, things they’d rather not.
– Make sure they’re exposed to new
responsibilities on the job and not
constantly in their comfort zone – part
of the internship experience involves
building one’s skillset and learning
new things.

Supervision
and
Evaluation

Your Evaluation of Them
(2 of 3)
 There are many possible ways to
evaluate your interns. By the end of the
internship, you should have the
following resources to help with your
evaluations:
– Detailed logs of hours and activities
– First hand observation of work habits
– Any completed work which would
reflect the intern’s capabilities

Streamlining the
Internship Program

Streamlining the
Internship Program
 It’s time to put those evaluations to
good use and set about improving your
program.
 Compile any complaints and suggestions
from interns into a list of issues to
address and begin brainstorming
possibilities for improvement.

Encouraging a Sense of
Community (4 of 4)
 Team Projects
– Encouraging interns to work together
on specific projects from time to time
can bolster a sense of community and
camaraderie amongst them,
increasing teamwork and productivity.
– Examples: research projects, design
projects, event planning projects, etc.

Download “Interns & Internships”
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Slides include: Definition/s of an intern/internship, Learning objectives
of this presentation, Etymology of Interns and Internships, Overview of
the legality when taking on interns, 10 slides on various ways to
compensate interns, 26 slides on recruitment, 15 recruitment methods,
23 slides on screening and selection , 8 points on what (and what not) to
look for in candidates, 13 points on interviewing candidates, 6 points on
making the final selection, 13 slides on getting the most out of your
interns, 11 Do’s and Don’ts, 14 points on what to discuss with new
interns, 11 slides on screening and selecting volunteers, 3 slides on
building an application, 5 slides on conducting the interviews, 16 slides
on supervision and evaluation, 11 points on supervision and work styles,
10 points on evaluating interns, 12 points on evaluating your program, 4
slides on offering jobs to interns, 9 slides on improving your program,
action plans and much more.
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