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Employer Quotes
The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Information Technology (IT)
They are talking about this topic: Educational Partnerships
The quotes below are about this issue:
Respondents assert the importance of creating experiential learning partnerships. This means businesses and educational institutions working together to create a solid network of internships and other practical experiences for students to explore. Both businesses and higher education acknowledge challenges exist to creating such a system, but both sets of respondents demonstrate a genuine interest in creating something that would prove beneficial to all stakeholders.
| "Question: Do you all have interns? IT interns in your businesses? Employer: We do. Yeah. Question: Do you guys do that on your own? I mean, I'm sure it's a good way to maybe find potential workers, but is there a way for the institution to know what you need? Employer: Yes. For us it is. The instructors that come to our open house [lost in translation] interns, so they can see what the students are seeing. And then they can go back and best prepare students for their interviewing and for the areas where they should look for positions." |
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