Internships are a win-win situation. There are many benefits for both the employer and the
student. The employers benefit by introducing future employees to the strengths of the
company and have the opportunity to work with the student. Internships give the students a
chance to use what they have learned in the classroom, and gain hands on experience in a
work environment. Benefits to employers include:
Making an investment in your future labor
force. Many students are hired full time by the companies they had internships with after
graduation.
Students can work on short term, or
specialized projects, thus freeing current staff for other responsibilities.
Interns give employers a link to the current
curricula and research advances in the industry.
Increase a company’s visibility by
exposing students to a company’s organization, products, and services.
If your cooperative is interested in offering
an internship to a student:
Contact the departmental field experience
advisor
Develop a job description that details what
the student will be doing in your origination
Determine the salary that will be offered
Since the market for students is highly
competitive:
o Make sure the salary you are considering
is competitive
o Increase your company’s visibility
on campus through informational meetings and attend recruiting events sponsored by the
college.
o Some employers offer same or similar
benefits to interns as full-time employees.
o Some employers assist students in
finding housing or furnish housing for remote assignments.
o Some employers pay the cost that is
incurred by the student for the internship credits.
If
you need further help in designing an internship please contact Greg
McKee at
QBCC-gregory.mckee@ndsu.edu.
Please contact the following people when you
are ready to offer an internship to a student.
• Cheryl DeVuyst, Agribusiness and Applied
Economics Agribusiness Field Experience Advisor. 701-231-8000 or cdevuyst@ndsuext.nodak.edu
• David Lambert, Agribusiness and Applied
Economics Agribusiness Department Chair.
701-231-7444. david/lambert@ndsu.nodak.edu. |