Interested In Starting an Internship? Start Here!
The electrical industry is facing one of the most unique sets of recruiting challenges in its history. With a large Baby Boomer population exiting the field in greater numbers than younger generations are entering and the industry operating within a U.S. Economy, that’s experiences its lowest unemployment rates so far this century, the electrical industry needs to compete harder than ever to secure its share of the 80 million millennials who are accounting for an increasingly larger percentage of the nation’s workforce with each passing day. Source: TED Magazine.
STARTING AN INTERNSHIP:
One way to offset that discrepancy is through internships! Here are some resources if you are thinking about starting an internship at your company:
MENTORING:
An industry best practice is to pair each intern with a mentor at your company, which means they can give feedback and promote professional and personal growth. Best to pair an intern based off discipline, location and with someone that can dedicate the time to assisting the intern.
HIRING INTERNS:
Hiring interns are a great way to recruit new, full-time employees. Most of the time interns are hired on after their internship is complete.
RECRUITING:
Attending career fairs is one of the best ways to find interns, but referrals are a good tool as well. Most internships are posted online in hopes of catching some applicants. If you are interested in promoting your open internship position? Post it on our job board! Don’t forget, if your company has interns, they are eligible for he $2,000 tuition assistance from NCEL!
STARTING AN INTERNSHIP:
One way to offset that discrepancy is through internships! Here are some resources if you are thinking about starting an internship at your company:
- Benefits to having an internship program
- How to create an internship program
- How to develop an effective program
MENTORING:
An industry best practice is to pair each intern with a mentor at your company, which means they can give feedback and promote professional and personal growth. Best to pair an intern based off discipline, location and with someone that can dedicate the time to assisting the intern.
HIRING INTERNS:
Hiring interns are a great way to recruit new, full-time employees. Most of the time interns are hired on after their internship is complete.
RECRUITING:
Attending career fairs is one of the best ways to find interns, but referrals are a good tool as well. Most internships are posted online in hopes of catching some applicants. If you are interested in promoting your open internship position? Post it on our job board! Don’t forget, if your company has interns, they are eligible for he $2,000 tuition assistance from NCEL!