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How to Start an Internship Program
Thank you for joining us. We will get started in a few minutes.
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Logistics
> Welcome!
> For technical issues:– Use the “Chat” feature
> For other questions:– Use the “Q&A” feature
– We will address all questions at the end
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Meet Your Facilitator
Basics:
Emma O’Neill-MyersEmployer & Student Engagement
Career & Internship Center
Details:
14 years in center
Goal – connecting UW students to high-quality
opportunities
Factoid:
Is a 2005 UW Grad from Geography
Contact:
(206) 543-9109
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Poll
> How much experience do you have hiring and/or managing interns?
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Agenda
> Explore
> Establish
> Engage
> Wrap-up
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Explore
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Definition
> A form of experiential learning that allows a student to do one or more of the following:
– Integrate academic learning with “hands-on” experience
– Develop or refine specific skills that are transferable to other settings
– Explore a career interest
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Distinction
> Internships have a significant and intentional focus on student learning– Should not simply advance
operations of the employeror replace an employee
– Should center around learning objectives related to the intern’s academic/career goals
– Should involve frequent feedback on performance
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Distinction (cont.)
> Internships are often project-based
> Internships typically have a defined end date
> Internships can be life-changing
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Why Hire Interns?
> Fresh perspective / ideas
> Innovative attitude / creative
> Energy / enthusiasm
> Eager to learn
> Want to make a difference
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Why Hire Interns?
> Mutual learning– “teaching someone is a great way to learn or relearn
something yourself”
> Mentoring– “it’s a pleasure to help them navigate the company and
learn how to be successful in their careers”
– “knowing we can help them grow professionally is amazing!”
Quotes from Jan 2016 Internship Best Practices workshop attendees
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Why Hire Interns?
> Interns know how to reach younger audiences
> They can make substantial contributions to organizational mission and goals
> Build a pipeline for future hiring – In a national employer survey* (mostly corporations):
> 59% offer rate (asking interns to stay on)
> 77.3% acceptance rate (interns agreeing to stay on)
* From NACE 2018 Internship & Co-Op Survey
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Typical Specs
> Most UW students intern ~ 10 wks
> During academic year, interns typically work 10-20 hours per week
> During summer, they sometimes work up to 40
10
15
40
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Typical Specs
> UW - “quarter” system
> 10 weeks of classes + 1 week of finals
> Upcoming terms– Sept 25 – Dec 13, 2019
– Jan 6 – Mar 20, 2020
– Mar 30 – June 12, 2020
– June 22 – Aug 21, 2020
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Typical Specs
> For summer internships
> For other parts of the year– Students look about 3 months in advance
OctoberAccounting
FinanceConsultingSome tech
Jan-MarchOther industries
and majors
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Compensation
> Helps ensure students from all backgrounds have access to internships broadly, and to your position
> Increases investment of all involved
> Helps ensure compliance w/ federal guidelines
> Helps employers stay competitive
95,272 apps for paid internships
80% of internships in
Handshake are paid
5,139 apps for unpaid
internships
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Compensation
> Credit is awarded for demonstrating the learning that takes place in internships, typically through structured assignments– Credit is NOT compensation
> Wages are compensation for work completed at an internship site
> Students pay money to earn internship credits
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Academic Credit
> Most students do not choose to earn credit
> Students initiate the process
> Once intern is selected and registers for credit, employer usually needs to sign a form or two in the beginning and end
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Poll
> What information was the most surprising to you?
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Resource Highlight
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Establish
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Answer Big Picture Questions
> What are you trying to accomplish?
> Would an internship program fit your org culture?
> How much support would an intern program get from various levels in your org?
> Who’s in charge of the internship program?
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Establish Manager Expectations
> Who will be allowed to serve as intern managers?
> What will be expected of managers?– Tasks, time commitment, timeline
> Will there be common expectations among different intern managers?
> How will intern performance be evaluated?
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Identify Possible Managers
> Interest in supporting intern learning
> Skill in supervising others
> Willing to set aside time:– Recruiting / selection
– Onboarding / goal-setting
– Weekly project check-ins
– Mid-point performance mtg
– Final performance review
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Identify Possible Projects
> Important to the organization
> Meaningful for an intern– Allows for skill development
– Involves interaction w/ others
> Reasonable for an intern’s:– Level of experience
– Weekly and total hours
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Think Through Intern Logistics
> Intern work space
> Intern equipment/supplies
> Likely total hours needed– Minimum # hrs per week?
– Minimum # of weeks?
> Permanent hire conversion– Expectations
– Process
– Communication
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Poll
> What aspect of starting (or maintaining) an internship program seems most challenging to you?
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Resource Highlights
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Resource Highlights
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Engage
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Build Recruiting Timeline
> Manager identified and coached
> Project identified and described
> Position description drafted, reviewed, finalized
> Position description posted
> Applications due
> Interviews
> Offer date
> Desired intern start date
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Think About Target Audience
> Realistic / conscientious / strategic
> Want to contribute / innovate
> Desire to be coached / grow / learn
> Highly prefer in-person communication
> Value honesty / integrity / authenticity
> Value social responsibility / involvement
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Generation Z
Highly recommend:
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Think About Target Audience
> What attributes would help interns be successful?
> What skills does one really need coming in?
> Think broadly about majors
> How can you appeal and market to diverse groups?
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Write Position Description
> Sell your organization
> Describe the role
> List requirements
> Give app. instructions
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Write Position Description
> Describe what interns will learn– What You Will Learn
– Interns Will Develop Skills In
– You Will Gain Experience In
– How You Will Benefit
> Ask interns to include a few ideas about what they’d like to learn in their cover letter
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Write Position Description
> Approximate start and end dates
> Number of hours per week
> Location of internship site
> Compensation (wage, or whether its paid/unpaid)
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Create Recruiting Plan
> Ask employees to push out
> Post to social media
> Post to niche industry websites and listserves
> Post to national sites– idealist.org
– wayup.com
– internships.com
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Connect with Huskies
> Post to Handshake– FREE!
– careers.uw.edu/post-a-job/
> Connect with targeted student groups and depts.– Academic areas, cultural groups, political, hobbies, etc.
– Find a group and send an email
– depts.washington.edu/thehub/sao/
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Connect with Huskies
> Large, all major fairs– Feb, April
> Medium, college-level fairs– Business* (Oct); Engineering* (Oct)
> Smaller, niche industry fairs– Communications (Apr)
> careers.uw.edu/Employers/Calendar
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Connect with Huskies
> Conduct On-Campus Interviews
> Lead a workshop or sit on a panel
> Host a site visit or participate in a mentor program
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Design a High-Impact Internship
> Onboarding
> Learning
> Projects
> Relationships
> Exposure
> Feedback
> Reflection
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Resource Highlights
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Resource Highlights
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Wrap-Up
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Resources
> Internship info / consultations– careers.uw.edu/employers/create-an-internship/
> Employer engagement info / consultations– careers.uw.edu/employers/
– careers.uw.edu/employer-education-workshops/
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Resources
> Career Center @ Engineering– engr.uw.edu/careercenter
> Foster School of Business Undergraduate & Specialty Master’s Career Services– foster.uw.edu/careers/career-
services/employers/
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Reminders
> You will receive a slide deck by the end of week
> Please join us for upcoming webinars:
– Building Your Brand to Attract Top Talent, Aug 8
– Millenials Have Graduated – Meet Gen Z!, Sept 19
> You are welcome to disconnect or stay for Q&A
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Questions
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How to Start an Internship Program
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