How Do I Set Up an Internship?
Why set up an Internship Program
An ongoing internship program can be an excellent recruiting tool for your organization. It can also be a great way to help lighten your employees' workload. However, an internship program is not free labor.
When setting up an
internship program, keep a key point in mind — the intern should take as much
away from the internship as your company does. A good internship program will
include some "grunt" work, but it will also provide invaluable
opportunities to learn about the work world and a particular industry or field.
The best internships involve interns in real projects — if only on a low level
— and include them in meetings so they can listen and learn.
Compensation
You'll also need to
compensate your interns. This can be done in a variety of ways. Either pay them
at least minimum wage, or help them to earn college credit. At
