Customize Your Weekly Pathways Content As fall approaches and college students plan to return to campus or resume their post-graduation job search, another season of summer internships is winding down. But for interns and employers, the end of an internship can represent the beginning of a long-term relationship that benefits both.
According to Handshake’s latest Internships Index, 79% of interns said their experience had a moderate or significant effect on their interest in landing a full-time role with their internship employer—and more than half (56%) said they would “definitely” or “probably” accept a full-time job offer. Meanwhile, a new report from Strada reveals that nearly two-thirds of college students (65%) choose internships and other work-based learning experiences primarily to gain specific skills for a chosen career, while nearly 1 in 10 say their main goal of this temporary opportunity is securing a permanent full-time job with the organization where they worked their internship.
That’s why internships are such powerful tools for building talent pipelines: Interns are often interested in turning this experience into a permanent position. But this conversion doesn’t simply happen. To turn a fun and interesting summer experience into a lasting professional relationship, interns and employers need to take a moment and take stock. As summer internships come to a close, here are three ways that both interns and employers can capitalize on the moment to build connections and retain talent.
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