RESEARCH

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How Internships and Co-ops Affect Decisions on Full-time Job Offers.

MonsterTRAK sponsored a study by MSU on the experiences of today's interns and cooperative study students (co-ops). They take their experiences very seriously in an effort to ground their career plans and to test their skills and competencies in "real world" settings.

On the one hand, interns and co-ops believe they work hard for their employers and in return receive support to understand their role in the workplace. This effort is off-set by behaviors that appear self-absorbed (job surfing, reneging on offers, and living at home) that reduce their commitment to organizations.

Key Observations:

To improve the conversion rate from intern/co-op to full-time employee, organizations need to anchor their programs in solid, professional work assignments that place responsibility on the students with interesting and challenging work. To insure the success of their interns and co-ops, organizations must rely on supervisors and mentors who can work effectively with young adults, providing guidance and support.

Click here to view the entire study:
How Internships and Co-ops Affect Decisions

RECRUITING

Build a Successful Internship Program for 2009

We explored internship best practices when we presented Intern Bridge's internship study on our recent webinar.

The goal of the study was to determine the current state of internships and to understand what student expectations are, and if they are being met.

For interesting insight to help you build your 2009 Internship Program, view our Crafting an Internship Program for the New Millennium white paper.

Attracting Young Talent

The Millenial generation, more than any other, needs to know why working for a specific organization is beneficial.

MonsterTRAK explored the candidate value proposition on our webinar, Expectations and Realities: Attracting Young Talent Using a Value Proposition. It was an interesting review of the priorities of recent graduates and employers.

Click to view the Expectations and Realities: Attracting Young Talent Using a Value Proposition white paper.

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