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The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Transportation

They are talking about this topic: Educational Partnerships

 

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Many employers are already involved in internship programs with local high schools and tech schools while others are interested in beginning an internship program and/or a placement program for graduating tech students.

Employer Quote Region
"We just had some students apply for the internship through [college #1] and [college #2] and we're approved to have someone come in, so we are going to take part in that." Northwest
"I'm not exactly sure what placement policies [schools] have. I don't even know how the process works once they graduate. Is there a placement process? That would be my first question. Maybe have a little cherry-picking process." Northwest
"Is there a way to bridge the life of a student to full-time working person? That's quite an adjustment to make. In the past we would have mentorships or work study...that they would get an introduction to a place...Before they have to just sign on as a full-time employee. I don't know if certain schools do that. I think there's a program..." Northwest
"I've got two interns, and...it was a difficult situation. They always seem to be good at first, and then as the semester wore down it was a more difficult situation, and we tried to work with it. The way that they were executed was not positive. I think that the plan of the internship is [good], but we were getting the interns too early. They weren't ready to graduate. [There was no] thinking that this would ever be a job. Pretty soon you're trying to figure out why they don't come. And by the end it's just wondering whether they're going to come. And so it was a difficult situation with the two that we had, but I was certainly open to try it." Northwest