Why should small businesses hire interns? Small business need interns more that large businesses.

One of the questions we asked students was “What frustrates you the most about your internship search?”

I have heard this over and over from college recruiters and several university career centers. I immediately want to vomit. Wow, this is so incredibly backwards. Unbelievable. Do these recruiters really think students don’t want great jobs or care about their own future?

What does a baseball team do that your organization needs to do? I will argue two major points.

Sure, CP+B received a ton or free attention and PR for the auction, but this is a smart move on more than one level. Here are three quick reason why this works for the interns…

Campbell Mithun, a Minneapolis ad agency, is getting creative with their internship recruitment. From February 13-25, students apply via 13 tweets.

As large media companies look to cut back, journalism internships are often in the first round of staff reductions. When you have to cut costs, it’s much easier to eliminate a journalism internship program than to let go of a full time employee. This is brutal news for journalism students as they look to gain experience.

Engagement matters for both recruitment and branding. If university recruiting teams can become more engaged, the process will be more experience rich and less transactional. Here are a few ideas on how to start captivating top young talent.

Want to learn more about a Home Shopping Network Internship? Here is a simple Q&A with did with an HSN recruiter:
Tell me a little about you and how you became an employee at HSN?
I moved to Tampa, FL in 2003, and immediately heard about Home Shopping Network (HSN) and what a great place it [...]

I don’t understand why 99% of companies fail to ask the talent that they are trying to attract – what benefits do you want? What do you think young talent would say? Do you really thinkMark Zuckerberg or a young Steve Jobs would say – I want a 3% matching 401k, 15 PTO days, and dental coverage! Heck no.

Drew Coyne is currently enrolled in a Master’s Degree of Education at Harvard University. His undergraduate degree is from Cornell University in Policy Analysis and Management, and Inequality Studies. He has worked for three different internships starting in Thailand then Los Angeles, ending the last in Washington D.C.  All were exciting in very different ways.
One of the best ways to learn is through [...]

  Kelly Norton Corporate Partnership Account Manager
Kelly is a great example of how an internship can help be the deciding factor for a career path. Read her story about how internships positively affected her career and lead to an awesome job with the Orlando Magic as a Corporate Partnership Account Manager.
 If at first you don’t succeed……try [...]

Stephanie L. Anstiss is a recruiter for Fifth Third Bank in North Carolina
She was kind enough to share her feedback on ways to land a job at a financial company.
 What do you look for when recruiting?
The main thing that we look for in a Customer Service Representative (Teller) is retail experience. Positions where they [...]

Get creative and think about following Google and Rosetta Stone. It’s worth it and students will love you for caring enough to get them involved in real activities. Has your company utilized case challenges as a recruiting tool?