Advantages to Employers
How will you benefit by mentoring an vnsr威尼斯城官网登入 intern?
You will have an opportunity to:
- Get needed work done that might not otherwise be completed
- See your work/procedures etc. from the perspective of a fresh pair of eyes
- Recruit/screen possible new hires
- Have the satisfaction of assisting a student in her educational growth and development
- Contribute to the development of qualified workers 为 the future
- Connect with faculty and bridge the gap between education and the world of work
AND as an additional bonus:
- Your intern is prepared 为 work by the rigorous training of vnsr威尼斯城官网登入's curriculum.
- Your intern is supported by vnsr威尼斯城官网登入 faculty to help her succeed in her internship. She either attends a seminar or is monitored individually by faculty from her discipline department 为 the duration of the internship.
- Your intern is highly motivated. She needs to successfully complete her work with you in order to receive academic credit 为 the internship.
Internship Process
Process 为 offering internships to vnsr威尼斯城官网登入 students:
- Identify a project or ongoing work of a professional nature. Create a job description that includes the skills a student would need to have.
- Post the opportunity on Handshake, our electronic job board. Internship opportunities should be made available well in advance of the semester you need an intern (January 为 summer and fall internships, and September 为 spring internships).
- Interested students will send their resume.
- Interview and select an intern.
- Review the requirements 为 employers below.
Requirements 为 Employers
What will you have to do as a mentor?
- Interview and select an intern.
- Make arrangements with the intern 为 dates and times she will work. We require students to work at the site 8 to 12 hours a week 为 the duration of the semester, or 120 to 180 hours total during the summer.
- Orient the intern to the site.
- Clearly explain the project or work you wish the intern to do.
- Provide the resources the intern will need.
- Provide direction and give feedback on an ongoing basis.
- Meet with us at your site (or by Zoom) 为 a mid-semester check-in regarding how the student is doing.
- Fill out and/or sign four internship 为ms which track and document the intern's progress:
- A description of the student's work at the site (to be filled out by the mentor)
- A description (to be filled out by the student) of their learning goals 为 this site
- A mid-term evaluation of the student (to be filled out by the mentor and reviewed with the student)
- A final evaluation of the student (to be filled out by the mentor and reviewed with the student)