Talent: Intern

What our clients are saying...

"PCF worked with us to develop a comprehensive internship program that includes various materials and training materials for our customers, internship providers, and Telamon employees. [The Talent Team] did an excellent job providing technical assistance and assisting us in the initial training process. For anyone interested in establishing an internship program, I highly recommend using PCF as a key resource in order to achieve your goals and objectives."

-- Don Kuchnicki, State Director at the Telamon Corporation

Michigan Internship Initiative

PCF is focused on creating an environment that will encourage partners to connect and strategically identify areas of opportunities for creating a talent pipeline. Building partnerships with workforce development professionals, educational institutions and businesses while assisting job seekers has been essential to creating opportunities.

PCF and Michigan Internship Initiative (MII) partner Hello West Michigan have been conducting and coordinating Employer Internship Training Sessions (EITS) throughout the state to help address and prevent talent gaps for organizations and the state.

Attendees of an EITS walk away from each session with a clear understanding of how to structure an internship program by following these 5 steps:

Set goals and policies for the internship program
Write a plan for the internship opportunity
Recruit a qualified intern
Manage the intern
Conduct exit interviews and follow-up

Other key components of an EITS include:

Connecting with colleges and workforce development partners
The importance and concept of proactively creating an organization's workforce pipeline
Discussion surrounding how interns can directly impact an organization's bottom-line
Describing how employers can engage "non-traditional" talent

Click here to view Spring 2013 Employer Internship Training Sessions

To download the toolkit, please click here!

To view the toolkit on a digital eReader, please click here!

For more information, or to schedule an Employer Internship Training Session, please contact Talent Team member Amanda Dumond-Avila!