InternInMichigan.com / InternMatch.com Collaborative Webinar
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The webinar discusses the rising popularity and benefits of internships for both businesses and interns, emphasizing the increasing percentages of students graduating with internship experience. It underscores the importance of having specific projects for interns and the necessity of mentorship for a successful internship program. Additionally, it highlights the advantages of online recruitment in accessing a broader pool of qualified candidates.
InternInMichigan.com / InternMatch.com Collaborative Webinar
- 1. Thank You For Joining Us For the First InternMatch and InternInMichigan Co-Sponsored Webinar
- 2. Is an Intern Worth it For Your Business?
- 3. What Are We Going to Talk About? Whether hiring an intern makes sense depends on your specific project needs and ability to engage in the internship process. At the end of this 20 minute section you will learn three things: Why intern recruitment is becoming so popular. How to determine if your office could benefit from an intern. How online recruitment can help
- 4. Part #1: Internships are Everywhere
- 5. Increasing Popularity of Interns # of students graduating with internship experience has increased from 8%15 years ago to 70% now This is an 8 fold increase
- 6. No Longer Just Big Business Non-profits, government institutions and small businesses are becoming an inc. popular destination for top tier students
- 7. Internships and Sourcing New Talent 70% of students are offered full time positions 50% stay on board Compare a 6 month internship to what you learn about someone in a 60 minute interview
- 8. Part #2: Determining if an Intern is Worth It Name: Major: Experience:
- 9. The New Productivity of Students… Tech Savvy (Strong with Excel, Social Media, and various other tools) 2. Bring fresh viewpoints, energy and creativity 3. Highly capable when given the right direction
- 10. Project Specific Hiring Think carefully about where in your business the intern could have the most impact. This could be building marketing collateral, creating a social media strategy, or helping to film a new homepage video. In general an internship experience is most dynamic with a specific project in mind.
- 11. Gabe’s Story Expert with Photoshop and PPT Made collateral that would typically cost hundreds of dollars Shared long-term knowledge in his field
- 12. What do Interns Seek? Internships need to benefit the intern. Interns seek to: Receive out-of-classroom learning and gain hands-on experience in their field or industry Obtain school credit Work under some mentors or industry professionals Participate in the organization’s overall mission Receive specific training
- 13. Evaluating Your Internship Program Project goals Specific mentor to work with Willing to educate Long term goals of the program When an internship program is focused it becomes efficient and incredibly valuable
- 14. Part #3 Recruiting Interns Online
- 15. What is Holding You Back From Finding an Intern Time consuming and expensive upfront commitment College fairs Getting approval for an internship program Creating an internship description Finding Someone I can Trust How quickly can a student get involved Are they going to be the right fit? I don’t want to spend all my time training What’s the long term value? They are only here for a short stay
- 16. Taking it Online Access to large pool of qualified candidates Posting is quick and easy Ability to articulate intern skill requirements Loads of helpful resources
- 17. Creating a Great Internship Description Hello. That’s it? Your Organization candidate pool
- 18. Part #4 Conclusion Checklist What project? 2. Who will mentor? What are our long term goals?
- 19. Tying It All Together Over 4 million internships take place every year with the majority in small and medium sized organizations. Interns can add tremendous impact when working on a specific need area where their collegiate skills allow them to hit the ground running A great internship involves a mutual exchange of skills and value. This means assigning a mentor and scheduling weekly meetings If your not sure where to look, the new online marketplace offers an ideal resource to find the right fit
- 20. Remember The purpose of an internship is to provide insight and experience into the Intern’s field of professional or academic interest. If your program clearly articulates these benefits you will attract great candidates and create a pipeline to growing your business