How to make sure your investment in your interns pays off

By Alyssa Place, This is my expertise
Published 3 Min Read

Summer has arrived, which means recent grads and college students are flooding the workforce as temporary interns. But how can you make sure these young employees last beyond September?

“What is the point of interns?” says Cathryn Schofield, university program manager at Tektronix, a device manufacturing firm. “Why are we investing in students who haven’t even graduated? The view is really on the future — the future of the organization and what the talent needs are going to be in two to five years.”

Alyssa Place
Editor-in-chief

Alyssa Place is the editor-in-chief of Employee Benefit News and has been with the team since 2019. Her work covers mental health, DEI, women at work, financial wellness, retirement and workplace … Read full bio


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