Intern Programs ->High visibility with good opportunity for success Offload work from full-time employees Perform large scale tasks inexpensively Develop a hiring pool Create a technology team that you lead Develop and present list of benefits for management ◦ Determine what work interns would be assigned ◦ Cost benefit of work off-loaded from full time staff members ◦ Include concept of a trained pool or resources to hire ◦ Include work that cannot be accomplished with current head-count Plan your program to start 1 month after career fairs College Career Fairs ◦ Utah Valley University ◦ University of Utah ◦ Brigham Young University Job Boards College Information Sessions Networking with Employees Recruiting Agencies STEM Majors – Comp Sci, Math, Chemistry, Physics, EE, IT Must have foundational training or basic computer aptitude Sophomore/Juniors and beyond $$ Current Tech Market pays $14 - $21 Training\Challenge\Job Skills Flexible schedules to work around assignments, papers, finals, college life Work hours – 20 to 40 hours per week To Be Valuable Interesting work 20-40 hours/week Prioritize work – reducing workload from senior staff members Repetitive tasks Creative Energy Many hands/Many eyes Washing cars – non work related tasks Making your coffee – menial tasks Busy Work Internships succeed when they are staffed with motivated and integral members of the team. Pair with team members for 15 minute training sessions Mentoring: co-locate interns with other interns and team members Wiki – Basic Training ◦ Basic knowledgebase ◦ Videos, books, ebooks, trade journals ◦ Links to online training Code Reviews ◦ Intern led and Staff led. Expect people to learn by osmosis Read existing code and figure it out Learn by searching the internet (with no direction) Simply shadow the experts Written department policy Hourly employees – they need to record their own hours and schedules Place to sit Own computer (not shared) To-do or work list of daily responsibilities/tasks Join staff meetings – always treated as a member of the staff 6-9 Months -> Good 2 Years -> Possible Seniors may leave for full time work while still in their senior year Graduates may leave for full time work or grad school As interns near graduation, seek out those who are interested in a career. Speak to management - let them know who is available Keep track of how many interns receive fulltime offers from your company – recruiting stat UVU ◦ Career Fair: http://www.uvu.edu/cdc/events/ ◦ Job Board: https://www.myinterfase.com/uvu/employer/ University of Utah ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Career Fair: http://careers.utah.edu/employers/career-fairs/career-fair-info.php Job Board: http://careers.utah.edu/employers/getting-started/ucareerpathemployer.php BYU ◦ Career Fair: https://byu-csm.symplicity.com/ ◦ BYU Job Board: https://byu-csm.symplicity.com/ ◦ Computer Science Job Board: https://cs.byu.edu/jobs