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Creating Internship Programs that Produce Results

April 03, 2007 - April 04, 2007
Kansas City, Missouri,
Roundtable
Presented By
AgCareers
Internships can be used for strategic advantage against your competitors if they are done correctly.  However, if not taken seriously, internship programs can be detrimental to your employer brand and your ability to recruit the upcoming talent.  This two-day workshop will give those that currently have interns scheduled for the summer to evaluate and tweak their program to be sure that interns have a positive experience.  For those that are considering developing an internship program this workshop will give you some good pointers to get started and help you avoid some of the common mistakes companies make.  Take your internship program to the next level!

From this workshop you will learn:
  • The benefits of a successful internship program
  • How to get support from management
  • How to get students excited about your internship program
  • Examples of work projects and programs that are meaningful for the student and provide value to the employer
  • What you should (and should not) provide in your program
  • And, other helpful pointers to make your internship an effective component of your overall recruiting plan

As an added bonus, all organizations participating in this workshop will be eligible to participate in a market research project regarding interns expectations.  AgCareers.com will facilitate a third-party survey of all interns that your organization has selected for the summer prior to their start date.  This first survey will ask them about the company's intern recruitment process and about their expectations of their internship.  Upon completing their internship programs, student interns will be surveyed again to see how well expectations were met.  The individual company results will be provided back to each company (respondent identity will be kept anonymous), but you will also receive a report of the overall survey's responses so that you can compare your results to those of other organizations participating. 

Sponsored By
AFA            

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April 3, 2007
12:00 - 5:00 pm
12:00 – 12:15  

12:15 – 1:00 

1:00 – 1:45

1:45 – 3:45
  














3:45 – 5:00 



6:00 – 8:00  
Welcome
 

Networking Lunch
 

Introduction to the Topic
 
Internship Programs from a Career Services Perspective
  • Why internships are important to students
  • What is important to make an internship a success
  • What should employers know about today’s interns
  • Examples of programs that work
  • How to work with career services to get the best students

Internship Programs from a Student Perspective

Optional networking dinner

    


 
April 4, 2007
8:00 - 11:30 am
8:00 – 8:30

8:30 – 11:00  














11:00 – 11:30  
Breakfast – Welcome
 
Internship Programs from an Employer Perspective
  • Why internships are important to employers
  • How to build a successful program
  • How to get management on-board
  • Tips for successful recruiting of interns
  • Making internship programs provide a return on investment
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