UTSA AAC 2011 internship presentation

CHRISTIAN CORRALES THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO UNIVERSITY CAREER CENTER [email_address] WWW.UTSA.EDU/CAREERCENTER Internships

What is an Internship?
Because the parties involved in the internship process—students, colleges and universities, and employers—have differing objectives, it is critical to have a definition of “internship” upon which all parities can agree on. Currently, the term “internship” is used to describe various experiences. Moreover, there are no guidelines by which employers, educators, and students can consistently define “internships.” To establish uniformity in the use and application of the term “internships,” the UTSA Career Center in conjunction with National Association for Colleges and Employers will use the following definition:

What is an Internship?
An internship is a form of experiential learning that integrates knowledge and theory learned in the classroom, enables the student to gain practical experience as a professional under conditions conducive to educational development, an internship introduces the student the transition from college to work and a well structured internship program should help facilitate that transition. Furthermore, the internship experience should allow the student to network in professional fields they are considering for career paths, allow an opportunity for personal professional development, and give employers the opportunity to guide and evaluate talent.

Why students do Internship?
Enhances the academic experience
Applicability (Textbook/Lectures to Career)
Career direction: allows the student to sample different career choices

Internships develops complex skills for the workplace and subsequent lifelong learning Image taken from: http://smalltalkbigresults.wordpress.com/2010/12/11/dont-be-an-accidential-liar/

Why are they important to Students?
Exposure to a work environment
Learn from current professionals in the field
Establish networking and professional communication skills
Enhances a student’s resume
Internships lead to full-time positions

Students who participate in work-based learning score higher in measures of student success Gault, J., Redington, J., Schlager, T. Undergraduate Business Internships and Career Success: Are they Related? Journal of Marketing Education 2000; 22; 45
Interns earn higher starting salaries than their non-interning cohort
Salary differential persists and increases over time between interns and non-interns
Intern vs. Non-Intern Salary

Impact of Internship Experience During Economic Recession Starting Salary Regressed on Job Market Period: Boom and Bust Job Markets.From “Determinants of Graduating Student Starting Salary in Boom and Bust Markets,” 2005, by J. C. Sandvig, C. K. Tyran, and S. C. Ross.
Students with internship experience are more likely to find work in a weak job market
Students who intern are more likely to find a job faster than students who do not

Why do Employers have Internship Programs?
Allows the organization to recruit new college graduates.
Brings in entry level prospects, to do entry level jobs.
New employees bring a fresh perspective to the workplace.
Aids in the organization’s diversity efforts.

Employers believe work-based learning has benefits for them and for students
Employers hiring former interns is on the rise
93% of employers plan to hire interns in 2011, at a rate of 7% more than last year
44.6% of new hires came from employers’ own internship programs
Jack Gault, Evan Leach, Marc Duey, (2010) "Effects of business internships on job marketability: the employers' perspective", Education + Training, Vol. 52 Iss: 1, pp.76 - 88 Employers reporting hiring those with internship experience

How does it Benefit the Employer?
Avoid making costly hiring mistakes
Helps determine if the student and the organization’s culture match
Evaluate if the student’s talent and interest match the opportunities available.
Provides project help
You send an ambassador back to campus

Internship Stereotypes
Free Labor (Fair Labor Standards Act)
Internship are only in the Summer
Big company = better experience
Must be a Senior

Do you have to pay Interns?
The US Department of Labor has outlined six criteria for determining if you have to pay interns
The training, even though it includes actual operation of the facilities of the employer, is similar to that which would be given in a vocational school;
The training is for the benefit of the trainees.
The trainees or students do not displace regular employees, but work under their close observation.
The employer that provides the training derives no immediate advantage from the activities of the trainees, and on occasion the employer’s operations may actually be impeded.
The trainees are not necessarily entitled to a job at the conclusion of the training period.
The employer and the trainees understand that the trainees are not entitled to wages for the time spent in training.
U.S. Department of Labor. Employment Relations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act. WH Publication 1297. Reprinted August 1985.

Sourcing Candidates
Student Job Board
Career Fairs
Info sessions
Table recruitment
On campus interviews
Internship Coordinator

Questions? Contact Information: [email_address] (210) 458-7486

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