SelectMinds InternConnect™
Increasing intern satisfaction and hire rates
Well-planned internship programs generate a high return on investment by helping companies identify and attract people who eventually become full-time employees. About 30 percent of 2006 college graduates were hired after completing an internship with their new employer.
— The National Association of Colleges and Employers 2006 Survey
Building strong relationships with interns often presents your company with its first opportunity to establish a lasting, positive image with tomorrow’s workforce. Many of these individuals will go on to become employees, referrers of candidates, and employment brand ambassadors. SelectMinds InternConnect helps you provide GenY with the tools they have been relying on throughout their college years to network with each other, but in a safe, secure environment, that helps them connect with other interns, key employees within your organization, and your organization itself. By providing a technology platform that continues the dialogue as they return to college, you gain a higher rate of job offer acceptance—and further shorten the already small ramp time for this valuable talent pool. Through InternConnect, you can:
- Increase productivity and inclusion for your intern groups. By giving interns a devoted Corporate Social Network, you give them access to a familiar networking tool that they value and will use to navigate their networks and learn more about their roles and their new company. As Interns return to college, it will be a tool through which you can remain in touch with them.
- Become their employer of choice. A strong part of being the employer of choice is letting this new generation know that you care about and value the professional networks they develop. InternConnect allows interns to create professional networks with both other interns and your employees that last long after the internship ends.
- According to the recent SelectMinds/Intellisurvey Research Study, ‘Workplace Connections,’ (contact us to request study) 46% of GenYers rate the availability of support/networking programs as a very important factor in their decision to join and/or remain with an employer.
- Reduce time to contribution through continued connection. When former interns join your company as an employee, their continued familiarity with your organization will ensure a much shorter onboarding process—reaping productivity benefits for your company as well as increasing job satisfaction for your new hires.
- Create brand ambassadors—even if they don’t join your company. For those candidates who select other job opportunities, you can remain connected with them as their careers advance, opening new channels for candidate referrals and potential future employment.
Access to SelectMinds InternConnect illustrates that interns’ temporary employment is just the first step in what can be a life-long relationship with your organization.
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