ABSTRACT

This case study examines the ways in which employers recruit undergraduate students on U.S. college campuses for internship opportunities. More students today are completing internships than ever before, and career services offices on college campuses are increasingly partnering with employers to promote these opportunities. For students, internship experiences build career knowledge and skills and can lead directly to professional opportunities. For employers, internship programmes aid the recruitment and training of future employees. Given the potential relationship between internships and post-graduate opportunities for students, understanding the ways in which employers recruit student interns has important implications for higher education today. To provide a multi-dimensional understanding of the recruitment of college students for internship positions, data were collected from nine employers and 16 career services staff members who interact with internship recruiting processes on college campuses in North Carolina. Six major themes emerged: identifying target institutions and environments, campus connection points, establishing a brand, creeping recruitment timelines, targeting early students, and converting interns to full-time employees.

摘要

本案例研究探讨了雇主在美国大学校园招聘本科生以获得实习机会的方式。如今，完成实习的学生比以往任何时候都多，大学校园的职业服务办公室越来越多地与雇主合作，以促进这些机会。对于学生来说，实习经历可以培养职业知识和技能，并可以直接带来职业机会。对于雇主而言，实习计划有助于招聘和培训未来的员工。鉴于实习与学生研究生机会之间的潜在关系，了解雇主招聘实习生的方式对当今的高等教育具有重要意义。为了提供对大学生实习职位招聘的多维理解，我们从北卡罗来纳州大学校园内与实习招聘流程互动的 9 名雇主和 16 名职业服务人员收集了数据。出现了六个主要主题：确定目标机构和环境、校园联系点、建立品牌、缓慢的招聘时间表、针对早期学生以及将实习生转换为全职员工。