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Increasing Internships,Increasing Placement:
Focusing on the Students with Financial
Need
Janet Boston, executive director, Indiana INTERNnet
and
Amanda Stanley, director of program relationships, Indiana Commission for Higher Education
Presented by
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
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
Internships Defined
An internship is a form of structured and supervised experiential learning that
provides students practical experience in their chosen fields
Internship Elements
• Learning objectives
• Observation
• Reflection
• Evaluation
• Assessment
Employer Benefits
• Increased productivity
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
Internships “Redefined”
• Internships: short-term, project-based, virtual, traditional
• Interns: post-degree, non-degree, career-changers, returnship, graduate students
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
Compensating an Intern
• Know what competition offers
• Parking, lunch, housing, equipment, rewards programs, scholarship money
• Stipends, academic credit
• Abide by laws (Fact Sheet #71)
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
Why Indiana INTERNnet?
• Brain Drain Research
• Internships Employment
• Indiana INTERNnet program established
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
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
High Touch Services
• Employer assistance
• Resource Guides
• Career Fairs
• Internship Hotline/Feedback Button
• Awards
• Community Engagement
Student/Employer Workspaces
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Contact:Janet Boston
Executive Director, Indiana INTERNnet(317) 264-6862
jboston@indianachamber.com
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EARN IndianaRevamping the State Work Study Program
Amanda StanleyDirector of Program RelationshipsCommission for Higher Education
Today’s Agenda
• Background: Why change work study?• Thomas P. Miller & Associates analysis• Introducing EARN Indiana
Why change work study?
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
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
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
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
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
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
Indiana INTERNnet
ContactAmanda Stanley
Director of Program RelationshipsDivision of Student Financial Aid
Commission for Higher Education317.234.8232
ajstanley@che.in.gov
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