Employer Services

Employer Internship Toolkit

What is an Internship? 

An internship is any carefully monitored work or service experience in which a student has intentional learning goals and reflects actively on what he/she is learning throughout the experience. Internship circumstances vary widely. Common characteristics include:

• A typical duration of three to nine months
• A part time or full-time commitment
• Paid or unpaid opportunities
• Connection to an educational program with academic credit, or not connected to earning credits 

There are different types of internships that your company can offer. These programs can help fulfill your unique employment needs and offer different benefits for students. 

Benefits for Employers from an Internship Program

• An inexpensive recruiting tool and an opportunity to train future employees - the opportunity to evaluate prospective employees while they are working for the organization can reduce significant costs in finding new talent
• Interns bring current technology and ideas from the classroom to the workplace and therefore increase an organization's intellectual capital
• An internship program can supply an easily accessible source of highly motivated pre-professionals
• Interns provide an opportunity for mid-level staff to manage 

• Steps to Providing an Internship
• FAQ about providing internships
• Internship Interest Form [doc]