Employer Benefits of Hiring an Intern

• Internships provide employers with a continual pool of high-achieving students.
  
• Internships allow flexibility in staffing needs: it frees up higher paid staff to do more advanced or higher priority work.
  
• Internships offer a cost effective, screening program of recruiting highly qualified students.
  
• Internships result in a greater retention of newly hired employees (student interns).
  
• Interns returning to campus are effective public relations ambassadors and contribute positively to a company's recruiting efforts and image.
  
• Internships serve as a low-cost training and development program.
  
• Employer/University ties are strengthened and communication is improved.
  
• Internships tend to increase regular employee motivation and productivity. Hiring interns frees up regular employees from minor or routine tasks and allows these employees to concentrate on more challenging or sophisticated projects.
  
• Interns are enthusiastic people who will provide new ideas and new viewpoints.
  
• Interns that are hired on as a permanent employee after graduation experience greater satisfaction with their jobs than regular hires and therefore help reduce turnover.