Effective Internship Programs as a Strategy to Attract Talent

Each quarter, the Engage Mentoring Executive Talent Roundtables meet and have a focused discussion on a topic related to attracting, retaining, and developing talent.

At our upcoming Engage Mentoring Executive Talent Roundtable meeting, the focus topic will be building effective internship programs and their impact on talent attraction and retention. To prepare for the discussion, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mike Slocum, Executive Director for Indiana InternNet.

Some of the topics we discussed included the importance of planning for internships, assigning the right leader to manage the program, and the importance of mentorship for the intern.

Listen to the full interview by following this link. Be sure to weigh in on this topic by sharing your thoughts and what strategies and tactics your company is using to attract and retain talent, particularly in the area of having an effective internship program.

To learn more about the Executive Talent Roundtable and the Engage Mentoring program, visit http://engagementoring.com.