School's Out - How Can I Keep My Interns Happy?
Presented by: Laura Neidert, Assistant Director and Internship Coordinator, Hampden-Sydney College
Wednesday, February 11, 2009. 1:00pm to 2:00pm, EST.
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Are you an employer who’s bringing on a large class of interns? Do you have to work hard to convince today’s students that your city is hip, cool, and happening? Do you wish that you had some help in getting your interns connected to the city around them?
Summer intern retention programs are springing up around the country, from the Midwest to Florida. These programs typically include an opportunity for interns across the city to get to know each other, have fun, and learn about their city-in the hopes that maybe they’ll want to start their careers there in the future.
Sign onto this Webinar to learn about some current programs across the country, their successes and challenges, and why this matters to the economic health of your area.
Program Outline
- What are these talent retention programs?
- How do they work? (In general)
- Who manages or hosts them?
- Are there costs involved?
- Who is doing it well?
- Summer on The Cuyahoga-Cleveland, OH
- YRichmond-Richmond, VA
- Many more!
- Successes and Challenges
- How have students benefited? Does anyone know for sure how many of them return permanently?
- Getting companies and students involved
- Seeking financial support
- Why do these programs matter?
- “Creative Class” Theory and movement: What does Richard Florida have to say, and how has that been carried out?
- Millennial tendency to choose place over job.
- Mobility and changing expectations of a job.
About The Presenter
Laura Neidert is the Assistant Director and Internship Coordinator for the Hampden-Sydney College Office of Career Development. In her current position, she is responsible for facilitating the internship search process, handling technology issues, and creating a variety of content for print and online outlets. She also manages the Roy B. Sears Endowment for Student Internships, which provided $14,000 in funding to 12 interns in Summer 2008. She holds a master’s degree in Higher Education Administration and Student Personnel from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, and an undergraduate degree in Journalism from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.
