increasing internships , increasing placement: focusing on the student with financial need
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Increasing Internships,Increasing Placement:
Focusing on the Students with Financial
Need
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Janet Boston, executive director, Indiana INTERNnet
and
Amanda Stanley, director of program relationships, Indiana Commission for Higher Education
Presented by
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IMPACT Awards• Intern of the Year
High School
College
Non student (at time of internship)
• Employer of the YearFor-profitNonprofit
• Career Development Professional of the Year
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The Facts
Fact
Jobs are the #1 reason Indiana attracts and/or retains young
professionals
Fact
Internships lead to job offers, according to NACE’s 2013 Internship
& Co-op Survey
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Internships Defined
An internship is a form of structured and supervised experiential learning that
provides students practical experience in their chosen fields
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Internship Elements
• Learning objectives
• Observation
• Reflection
• Evaluation
• Assessment
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Employer Benefits
• Increased productivity
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Employer Benefits
• Reduced recruiting costs• Gain fresh perspectives • Remain competitive within industry• Exhibit corporate citizenship• Increase diversity within organization• Offer management experience to
employees working as intern supervisors
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Internships “Redefined”
• Internships: short-term, project-based, virtual, traditional
• Interns: post-degree, non-degree, career-changers, returnship, graduate students
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Quality Internships
• Resume/portfolio building assignments• Provide professional development• Exposure to community• Offer/invite to social activities• Provide access to leadership• Mentoring: meetings at least bi-weekly
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Compensating an Intern
• Know what competition offers
• Parking, lunch, housing, equipment, rewards programs, scholarship money
• Stipends, academic credit
• Abide by laws (Fact Sheet #71)
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Why Intern?• Apply academic coursework to the
professional world• Explore career interests• Enhance responsibility/transferable skills• Build resume/portfolio • Expand network to gain full-time
employment prospects
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Why Indiana INTERNnet?
• Brain Drain Research
• Internships Employment
• Indiana INTERNnet program established
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Indiana INTERNnet’s Mission Statement
Indiana INTERNnet exists to increase the quantity and quality of experiential learning in the state of
Indiana in order to retain top talent
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Accomplishing Our Mission
Indiana INTERNnet is a FREE internship-matching program linking
individuals seeking internships, Indiana employers, and Indiana high schools,
colleges and universities
We provide high-touch and high-tech service to anyone seeking or promoting
an internship
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High Touch Services
• Employer assistance
• Resource Guides
• Career Fairs
• Internship Hotline/Feedback Button
• Awards
• Community Engagement
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Student/Employer Workspaces
Feedback Button
Search by Keyword
ForgotPassword Tutorial
Search Different Industries
Search By Indiana Region
Educator Workspace
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Questions, Anyone?
Contact:Janet Boston
Executive Director, Indiana INTERNnet(317) 264-6862
Connect with Us:
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EARN IndianaRevamping the State Work Study Program
Amanda StanleyDirector of Program RelationshipsCommission for Higher Education
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Today’s Agenda
• Background: Why change work study?• Thomas P. Miller & Associates analysis• Introducing EARN Indiana
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Why change work study?
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TPMA Recommendations• Key Recommendation: Use program to
promote experiential learning• Other structural recommendations:
– Extend employer eligibility to private companies– Keep it simple– Consider priorities– Coordinate and leverage federal resources– Reexamine student eligibility requirements
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TPMA Recommendations• Marketing
– Communicate more proactively with students– Increase recruitment assistance– Rebrand the program
• Program Improvements– Establish more rigorous evaluation process– Provide more employer support– Establish employer participation guidelines
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EARN Indiana(Employment Aid Readiness Network)
• Gives students with financial need access to résumé-building, experiential, paid positions
• Provides employers up to 50 percent wage match for hiring EARN students
• Enhances student-employer matching through partnership with Indiana INTERNnet
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EARN Eligibility• Employer eligibility based on internship
offered – is it experiential?– Private companies may participate– All employers may participate year-round
• Student eligibility remains need-based– Must be full-time– Must be offered a Frank O’Bannon or 21st Century
Scholar award
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Position CriteriaInternship must provide experiential learning, plus:•Be paid•Last at least 8 weeks•Be 12 to 20 hours per week (12 to 40 during summer)•Not be political•Be less than 25% administrative in nature•Contain a mentoring component•Not already be designated as Federal Work Study
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Applying & Other Logistics• Students and employers apply to participate
via Indiana INTERNnet• EARN-eligible students and positions marked
with logo• Sophisticated search technology helps
recruitment and placement• Employers claim reimbursement directly from
state
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Indiana INTERNnet
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ContactAmanda Stanley
Director of Program RelationshipsDivision of Student Financial Aid
Commission for Higher Education317.234.8232