Comments on: Paid Internships May Be Scarce, But It’s A Way To Hire The Best http://www.ere.net/2009/02/24/paid-internships-may-be-scarce-but-its-a-way-to-hire-the-best/ Recruiting News, Recruiting Events, Recruiting Community, Social Recruiting Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:41:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ted Williams http://www.ere.net/2009/02/24/paid-internships-may-be-scarce-but-its-a-way-to-hire-the-best/comment-page-1/#comment-11290 Ted Williams Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:00:58 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=6431#comment-11290 Smart companies will hire interns and give them the freedom to create. The ROI can be incredible. It is simple: hire the smartest college students, give them the resources, and let them go. As always, the hardest part is finding the right students. Smart companies will hire interns and give them the freedom to create. The ROI can be incredible. It is simple: hire the smartest college students, give them the resources, and let them go. As always, the hardest part is finding the right students.

]]> By: Brandi Blades http://www.ere.net/2009/02/24/paid-internships-may-be-scarce-but-its-a-way-to-hire-the-best/comment-page-1/#comment-10736 Brandi Blades Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:14:49 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=6431#comment-10736 Interesting article, John. Tapping into young talent is crucial -- it's one of the few methods that actually makes sense in the current market. When you bring fresh, emerging talent into your workforce, the benefits strongly outweigh any initial hesitations a company might have. Not only can companies eliminate the need to pay a premium for seasoned professionals, they can harness the intelligence and awareness of Gen Y talent -- an almost priceless commodity, no matter what the health of the market might be. As Bottner noted, internships, paid or unpaid, can often lead to permanent positions. Essentially, a company gets to "audition" their staff before making any long-term decisions. Not a bad way to go. The beautiful thing is that companies are not the only party that wins, here. As the article points out, recruits (be they graduate, undergraduate, or currently enrolled) get the experience they need in an fiercely competitive job market. Yes, the job landscape is rocky for a newly diploma-ed twentysomething; but a job at McDonald's doesn't have to be his fate. Brill Street is placing the brightest recruits in fields from IT to engineering to marketing to human resources (and many others) each day and our recruits know that their abilities can take them from "intern" to "indispensable," fast. I agree--slashing college recruiting now is not the best way to position for long-term success. Companies with short-term needs and a long-term vision shouldn’t overlook Gen Y. Brandi Blades Brill Street + Company www.brillstreet.com Interesting article, John. Tapping into young talent is crucial — it’s one of the few methods that actually makes sense in the current market.

When you bring fresh, emerging talent into your workforce, the benefits strongly outweigh any initial hesitations a company might have. Not only can companies eliminate the need to pay a premium for seasoned professionals, they can harness the intelligence and awareness of Gen Y talent — an almost priceless commodity, no matter what the health of the market might be. As Bottner noted, internships, paid or unpaid, can often lead to permanent positions. Essentially, a company gets to “audition” their staff before making any long-term decisions. Not a bad way to go.

The beautiful thing is that companies are not the only party that wins, here. As the article points out, recruits (be they graduate, undergraduate, or currently enrolled) get the experience they need in an fiercely competitive job market. Yes, the job landscape is rocky for a newly diploma-ed twentysomething; but a job at McDonald’s doesn’t have to be his fate.

Brill Street is placing the brightest recruits in fields from IT to engineering to marketing to human resources (and many others) each day and our recruits know that their abilities can take them from “intern” to “indispensable,” fast.

I agree–slashing college recruiting now is not the best way to position for long-term success. Companies with short-term needs and a long-term vision shouldn’t overlook Gen Y.

Brandi Blades
Brill Street + Company
http://www.brillstreet.com

]]> By: Steven Rothberg http://www.ere.net/2009/02/24/paid-internships-may-be-scarce-but-its-a-way-to-hire-the-best/comment-page-1/#comment-10721 Steven Rothberg Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:03:23 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=6431#comment-10721 Great article, John. The only quibble that I have is that some readers may infer that Richard and I disagree about the issues. Actually, I think that we agree on all of them. We agree that paid internships are best for students and employers and we agree that if those aren't possible then unpaid internships are much, much better than none at all. Great article, John. The only quibble that I have is that some readers may infer that Richard and I disagree about the issues. Actually, I think that we agree on all of them. We agree that paid internships are best for students and employers and we agree that if those aren’t possible then unpaid internships are much, much better than none at all.

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