Maximize Your ROI: Return on Intern Handbook

 

  Maximize Your ROI: Return on Intern  
   

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Learn how to develop an internship program based on best practices specifically designed for
Northeast Ohio employers and create an Internship Program Plan that specifically meets your
business' needs and is ready to implement.

Why internships?
 

  • They help students gain experience so they will add value to companies the minute they enter the work force
  • They fill employers' talent pipeline, fueling growth
That's our mission. That's why Northeast Ohio needs more internships.
 

Why this handbook?


Having enough internships and helping students to complete them is not enough. The internships must be high quality and provide students with an experience that is positive. This handbook is an effort to help Northeast Ohio employers develop internship programs that will successfully fill their talent pipeline and drive retention of students in the region.
 
This is not a book that is meant to be read, put on the shelf, and forgotten. It is a handbook, one that can be pulled out time and again to help you as you continually improve your internship program. An internship program is not something you create once and assume it will work into perpetuity. An internship requires – like any program that involves people – constant adjustment and development. Your program can always be better, and we hope you continue to work on it, using this handbook and corresponding workbook as a guide.
 
This handbook is also the basis of our employer workshop, which walks employers through the handbook. Each participant uses the accompanying workbook to create an Internship Program Plan that meets their organization’s needs in one 4-hour session. If you are interested in attending one of these events, please contact NOCHE at 216.420.9200 or click here to learn more about our employer trainings.
 

After reading this book, you will be able to do the following:
 

  • Understand why internships are a vital part of every company’s recruiting and talent development efforts.
  • Explain the difference between internships, co-ops, practicum, externships, and jobs.
  • Define goals for your internship program.
  • Understand best practices for finding, interviewing and hiring interns.
  • Determine a compensation package that meets your recruiting and talent development goals.
  • Plan assignments and define responsibilities for interns to complete.
  • Incorporate best practices for supervising interns into existing management practices.
  • Work with colleges, universities, and other local organizations to create the best possible internship experience for students.
  • Create orientation, training, and mentoring programs designed to meet interns’ unique needs.
  • Evaluate your interns’ performance.
  • Generate ideas to make your internship program stand out.

Table of Contents


Learning Objectives
Pre-Test
Why Internships
A Vocabulary Lesson
 
Identify Need and Plan
  • Take the Time to Plan
  • Define Goals for Your Internship Program
  • Earn Organizational Support – From Top to Bottom
  • Determine What Work Interns Will Do
  • Compensate Interns
Find Interns
  • Write a Good Job Description
  • Start the Search
  • Find Sources for Intern Candidates
  • Evaluate Applications
  • Interview Candidates
Work with Interns
  • Supervision
  • Orientation
  • Training
  • Mentoring
  • Events
Evaluate Interns
  • Evaluation
  • Exit Interview
  • Alumni Network
Post-Test
References