PDT-BusLM-157 - How to Build & Sustain Successful Internship Programs

Course Description

Is your organization struggling to attract the right type of entry-level talent? Have you considered launching an internship program, but aren’t quite sure how to get started, what to pay, or how to manage it? In this workshop, we’ll cover everything you need to know, start to finish, on how to build attractive, successful internship programs - regardless of company size, org structure, or budget.

By the end of this workshop you will have a better understanding of:

• How to create an internship program in your organization from scratch - or improve what you have.
• What you should be paying or offering in order to attract the level of talent you’re seeking.
• How to brand and advertise your internship program on campuses.
• How to assess the needs across your business and identify strong, potential supervisors for incoming interns.
• How and when to coach and prepare new managers who have never supervised a student worker.
• Create a timeline of events internally that allow your recruiting team to effectively prepare the company for student workers to be on-site.
• What the next generation of workers wants - and needs - in their internship experience.

This course has been approved for SHRM PDCs

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Human Resources Management : Electives
• Leadership & Management : Electives
• Supervisory Skills : Electives