April 03, 2007 - April 04, 2007 Kansas City, Missouri,
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.
