Benefits

How Can I, as a Site Sponsor, Benefit?
Many supervisors simply enjoy sharing their expertise and savvy in their roles as professional mentors. In addition, some tangible benefits include:

• Year round source of highly motivated pre-professionals
• Quality candidates for temporary or seasonal positions and projects
• Freedom for professional staff to pursue more creative projects
• Flexible, cost-effective work force not requiring a long-term site sponsor commitment
• Proven, cost-effective way to recruit and evaluate potential employees. According to the 2008 Experiential Education Survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers:
  • 90% of employer respondents indicated the primary purpose for them sponsoring an internship is to recruit entry-level talent
  • Offers of full-time employment as a result of the internship increased from 56.9% in 2001 to 69.6% in 2008
  • Interns converted to full-time hires increased from 35.6% in 2001 to 50.5% in 2008
  • 83% of employer respondents reported higher retention rates for those with internship experience, compared to those who had none (2006 NACE survey)