Tips for turning an Intern into a Full-time employee!
Recruiting Students: "Planting seeds for the future."

• Select an intern as carefully as you would a new employee.
  
• Conduct on-campus presentations to discuss internship opportunities.
  
• Include former interns in presentations, fairs, and in helping you to select future interns.
  
• Devise handouts that outline details of the internship.
  
• Give students a sense of the type of work they will be doing during their internship.
  
• Provide projects that relate to a student's major or field of interest.
  
• Provide assistance with housing, for example, provide guidance to students in helping them locate housing, contact some of the local colleges and universities for reduced housing rates, and/or provide a stipend for housing.
  

You've got the intern. What's next?
"Providing a good all-around experience"

• Provide an orientation for your new interns.
  
• Pair your interns with a mentor who can help them through the first days of work and can serve as a contact for the intern (protocol, advice, company culture, etc).
  
• Provide opportunities for interns to meet with other interns, departments, and managers within the company.
  
• Provide projects that interns can own and give them clear directions about their job duties.
  
• Involve interns in on-site training opportunities.
  
• Involve interns in company picnics, softball teams, or involve them with special projects.
  
• Give interns company promotional items, such as t-shirts or giveaways.
  

At the end of the internship:
"Get a return on your investment"

• Keep the communication lines open by staying in touch with your intern by phone or e-mail.
  
• Invite your interns to participate with you at their school's job fair, invite them to lunch or to stop by and see you when you are recruiting on campus, and/or include them in your class presentations or informational sessions.