How to Develop an Effective Internship Program

 What is an internship?

      
Figure 1: Internship (Team, Dreamcat, 2018)          

Internships are an employer-provided opportunity for students interested in gaining work experience in a specific industry and an important step in building a solid career. Internships are advertised on job listings and business websites, and some employers recruit at colleges and universities. (Loretto, Penny, 2019)

Importance of Internships.

⦁ An internship could be a great opportunity to test drive a job. (Loretto, Penny, 2019)

⦁ Internships provide students with hands-on experience in their chosen field. (Loretto, Penny, 2019)

⦁ Internships may be used to earn course credit at various universities. (Loretto, Penny, 2019)

Making an internship beneficial to both the employer and the student is part of a successful internship program. It is important to set up the right type of program and pay the intern to ensure that you have the talent to contribute to your organization. Watch the below video on the importance of internships.

(RankMyInternship, 2020)

Steps to build a successful internship program

1. Creating a well-defined job description (Loretto, Penny, 2019)

Employers must make sure to clearly define the roles and responsibilities of interns for them to be successful especially because they come with relatively low or no experience. Interns who have clear roles and responsibilities know what is expected of them and are more productive. Knowing their positions will also encourage and urge them to complete their respective responsibilities.

2. Planning regular performance evaluations. (Loretto, Penny, 2019)

A good performance evaluation provides an opportunity to assist the intern in learning while also providing a true assessment of whether or not they are reaching the expectations of their employer. And helps to appreciate the work of interns and give valuable feedback to help them do better.

3. Assigning a mentor to each intern. (Angelo, Matt D', 2021)

A mentor can assist an intern in learning tasks of a new profession faster and create a relaxed working environment that encourages personal and professional growth.

4. Setting goals & workloads. (Angelo, Matt D', 2021)

Another important step in an effective internship program is setting goals for your interns and reviewing their progress throughout their time with you.

Conclusion

Developing effective Internships are important for determining one's career path. It not only allows interns to obtain real-world experience in the workplace but also allows them to build the necessary abilities to stand out in the employment market. Further, it allows employers to get the best outcome from the interns to the organizations.

References

Angelo, Matt D', 2021. Business news daily. [Online]
Available at: https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/8394-create-internship-program.html
[Accessed 02 April 2022].

Loretto, Penny, 2019. the balancecareers. [Online]
Available at: https://www.thebalancecareers.com/what-is-an-internship-1986729
[Accessed 02 April 2022].

RankMyInternship, 2020. Why internships are important to your career. [Online]
Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWMTRuruRNE
[Accessed 03 April 2022].

Team, Dreamcat, 2018. https://medium.com/dreamcatcher-its-blog/5-reasons-why-an-internship-is-important-for-your-future-career-d398608ca973. [Online]
Available at: https://medium.com/dreamcatcher-its-blog/5-reasons-why-an-internship-is-important-for-your-future-career-d398608ca973
[Accessed 02 April 2022].


Comments

  1. Chamila Thilakaratne (LMU, ESOFT MBA Batch #24)April 3, 2022 at 4:05 AM

    As you said above Creating efficient Internships are essential for deciding on a career path.Furthermore, it enables employers to get the best results from their interns.well described article. Supportive video too.good luck

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  2. Venushka BandaranayakeApril 4, 2022 at 9:00 AM

    Internships are very important since it is the initial step of entering in to the job market for students. Providing valuable internship can be beneficial for both the company as well as the student. Good Luck

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  3. Uditha ArawpolaApril 6, 2022 at 12:02 AM

    Developing excellent internships is important for selecting one's professional path, as you have indicated in this article. It not only helps interns to gain real-world experience in the workplace, but it also allows them to develop the skills needed to stand out in the job market. Well Done!!

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  4. Lakshitha MBA 2022 FEBApril 28, 2022 at 7:35 PM

    Developing effective Internships are important for determining one's career path. It not only allows interns to obtain real-world experience in the workplace but also allows them to build the necessary abilities to stand out in the employment market.

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  5. Mani and KaviMay 2, 2022 at 7:30 AM

    Interns are important to organization and departments in many ways. When calculate head counts interns not get calculate, so depending could have intern and get shared some work without increase the cost of department. Also interns are joining sometimes yo get points for their degrees so they always need good recognition from the organisation, so most if them work in proper way to gain that and that will benefitted organization. In the same time organization has responsibility to develop the interns with proper plan as some interns will join with company right after unturnship complete. So it is company responsibility to develop then even they stay with company or not.

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  6. Amjad AboobakarMay 7, 2022 at 12:44 PM

    internship is a very effective, it can help to attract new talents to the organizations.

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