2. “Odds are, your internship
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– Forbes Magazine
Graduates with paid internship
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40% of all new hires come from
within companies’ internship programs
*All Information based on surveys conducted
by the National Association of Employers and
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Employees who intern Retention Rates for Employees after 5
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70
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50
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30
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10
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Editor's Notes
I got the 29 percent by calculating the percent change between the two figures. So it would be (62-48)/48 x 100. In other words, the 62 percent represents a 29 percent increase of 42 percent. If the numbers were 25 percent and 50 percent, then the employers with internship experience would be twice as likely (or 100 percent more likely) to keep their jobs. I’m definitely not a math person either though, I know the formula is right and I’m pretty sure it applies to this situation, but I’m not entirely positive.As far as the graph goes, I know it’s a bit confusing, but I’m just not sure what else to do to it. You were right, it’s saying that if you have no internship experience before you’re hired you have a 48 percent chance of keeping your job after five years, compared to a 62 percent chance for employees who interned with their employer before being hired. I made some minor changes just now by adding the scale and switching the bars so that it’s a better visual, but I don’t know how to make it more straightforward. I’ll send this slide to Christine and Ashley and maybe they’ll have some quick ideas for me.
