Internship Draft Day is and innovative college talent program focused on the recruiting and hiring of student interns. This unique event, now in its fourth year, connects college students to hundreds of internship opportunities with businesses in northeast Wisconsin.

1. Awards of Excellence – Talent
October 22, 2018

2. Northeast
Wisconsin
Educational
Resource Alliance
Our mission is to serve
northeast Wisconsin with
essential educational
resources, to provide
quality, seamless transitions
in higher education, and to
creatively solve challenges
to drive regional economic
vitality.

3. Northeast
Wisconsin
Manufacturing
Alliance
Over 190 manufacturers
working with educators,
workforce development, and
state organizations to promote
manufacturing. Our mission is
every northeast Wisconsin
manufacturer will find the
talent it needs.

4. Internships
Internships are the nexus for an
organization’s entry level jobs.
National Association of
Colleges and Employers (NACE
2017) report that five out of
ten interns become full-time
employees at their sponsoring
organization.
WIN for student
WIN for company
WIN for college

5. In 2014, our story begins......
NEW ERA and NEW MA join forces
to develop a scalable, efficient and
sustainable internship program that
connects diverse college talent to
northeast Wisconsin companies.
Let’s host an Internship “Job Fair”

6. What happened?
Crickets, back to the drawing board
• Engage and motivate college students in a
challenging internship.
• Identify a “fun” event that would attract
students and companies.
• Digital smart registration and scheduling,
ease and convenience for students and
employers.

7. November 12, 2015
3:00 – 6:30 pm
Welcome
Interview #1, #2, #3, #4
Open Networking
Interview #5, #6
Award Presentation
Scholarships $1,500/$500
(added in 2017)

8. Impact
• Over 1,000 college
students connected to
hundreds of PAID
internship opportunities
• 75% of the students
interviewing land an
internship
• Three fold increase in
companies hiring interns.

9. Retaining
talent with
more
internships

10. Strategic
partners
commitment

11. Collaboration
in student
internships

12. Replicate and scale this to
your community
1. Tell the story “The Power of Internships”
2. Collaborate with businesses and
community organizations, economic
development and workforce agencies to
hire paid interns
3. Collaborate with colleges and universities
4. Select a venue that “inspires”
5. Promote, promote, promote, to students
6. Sustain the program - WIN for student,
WIN for company, WIN for college

13. You’re going
to be a Lucky
Dog at
Internship
Draft Day!

14. Thank you!