{"id":2579,"date":"2017-12-13T18:21:23","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T18:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mtwc.org\/?p=2579"},"modified":"2017-12-13T18:21:23","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T18:21:23","slug":"state-focused-internship-portals-keep-talent-within-borders-during-crucial-career-decision-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mtwc.cee.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2017\/12\/13\/state-focused-internship-portals-keep-talent-within-borders-during-crucial-career-decision-point\/","title":{"rendered":"State-Focused Internship Portals Keep Talent within Borders During Crucial Career Decision Point"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-738d2d0f89a6f86ed4620c5decd6f4ea\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-738d2d0f89a6f86ed4620c5decd6f4ea .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-738d2d0f89a6f86ed4620c5decd6f4ea av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image- avia-img-lazy-loading-not- avia_image' src=\"http:\/\/mtwc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Indiana-Intern-Event_B-1500x430.png\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '   ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-35972167d9f102c5ddaec0c531c98b9e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>\u201cMany states experience the issue of \u2018brain drain,\u2019 particularly in the Midwest,\u201d said Janet Boston, Executive Director of Indiana INTERNnet. \u201cStudents are trained here by our colleges and universities but they\u2019re leaving for jobs elsewhere. We know there is a very strong correlation between internships and being employed by that employer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This ability of internship programs to retain talent has spurred a growing interest in internship programs as well as the launch of internship-matching portals catering to in-state employers. In the Midwest, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and most recently, Wisconsin, all have websites dedicated to promoting their state\u2019s internship opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_two_third-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_two_third-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_two_third-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_two_third  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'   ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-35972167d9f102c5ddaec0c531c98b9e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Launched this past July, Wisconsin\u2019s WisConnect portal exceeded expectations for adoption in the early days. Working out of the state\u2019s department of workforce development, the initiative\u2019s staff used a boots-on-the-ground strategy to recruit companies and build awareness among college and university career programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven our initial success, we\u2019re gearing up for a blockbuster spring semester,\u201d said Timothy Strait, PhD, Coordinator of the Wisconsin Internship Initiative, which launched the portal. Strait explained that students typically begin searching for their summer internships in the early spring.<\/p>\n<p>Learning from and communicating with state employers has helped to shape these online resources. To keep employers coming back, the portals have to be easy to use, save time, and deliver qualified candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Probably the longest running state-focused internship portal in the country, Indiana INTERNnet was launched in 2001. Over time, the site has undergone multiple iterations evolving with new technologies and the needs of employers, educators, and students. The desire to provide a single place for employers to list their internship opportunities prompted them to develop a way to push their listings out to partner college and university portals across the state.<\/p>\n<p>Making the site easy to use has paid off for WisConnect, as well. \u201cWe were giving a presentation the other day and there were a couple of people from an area business sitting in the back of the room. We could see that they were on their phones. After the presentation, we found out they had actually gone on the website through their phones and set up a business profile midway through our presentation. They were impressed with how quick it was for them to do that literally on the fly,\u201d said Strait.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_third-f69ad4e1ca8da42edf2959ab2efd8af7\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_third-f69ad4e1ca8da42edf2959ab2efd8af7{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:12px 12px 12px 12px;\nbackground-color:#fff9ed;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_third-f69ad4e1ca8da42edf2959ab2efd8af7 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div column-top-margin'   ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-35972167d9f102c5ddaec0c531c98b9e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>State-Focused Internship Portals in the Midwest<\/h3>\n<p>Employers, list your internships and get support for growing your internship programs through these resources in your state.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-icon-list-container av-av_iconlist-e3b782b4a3e112e0b4818a417ff43562  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><ul class='avia-icon-list avia_animate_when_almost_visible avia-icon-list-left av-iconlist-big av-av_iconlist-e3b782b4a3e112e0b4818a417ff43562 avia-iconlist-animate'>\n<li><a href='https:\/\/indianaintern.net\/' title='Indiana INTERNnet' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class='iconlist_icon av-av_iconlist_item-3cf0bce186388c39caa33572e221450f avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue86d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><article class=\"article-icon-entry av-iconlist-empty\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/indianaintern.net\/' title='Indiana INTERNnet' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indiana INTERNnet<\/a><\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a href='https:\/\/interninmichigan.workfountain.com\/' title='Intern in Michigan' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class='iconlist_icon av-av_iconlist_item-18282fec3861c9e31f166f3c0a165824 avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue86d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><article class=\"article-icon-entry av-iconlist-empty\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/interninmichigan.workfountain.com\/' title='Intern in Michigan' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intern in Michigan<\/a><\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.ohiomeansinternships.com\/' title='Ohio Higher Ed Internships &amp; Coops' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class='iconlist_icon av-av_iconlist_item-aabf110ebeba28ccf43cdbfa265a88e9 avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue86d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><article class=\"article-icon-entry av-iconlist-empty\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='http:\/\/www.ohiomeansinternships.com\/' title='Ohio Higher Ed Internships &amp; Coops' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ohio Higher Ed Internships &amp; Coops<\/a><\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a href='https:\/\/internshipwisconsin.com\/' title='WisConnect' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class='iconlist_icon av-av_iconlist_item-816f53c0b842050cf71bc3a654a35c2d avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue86d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><article class=\"article-icon-entry av-iconlist-empty\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/internshipwisconsin.com\/' title='WisConnect' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WisConnect<\/a><\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'   ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-35972167d9f102c5ddaec0c531c98b9e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Understanding student behavior is also an important part of keeping these portals active. \u201cWe found that students don\u2019t return to websites if they don\u2019t find what they are looking for. So, we added notification functionality. If they have saved their search on the site and given permission, it will text or email them whenever an internship with that keyword comes up,\u201d said Boston.<\/p>\n<p>Behind these portals are services for state-wide employers to get help launching or building successful internship programs.<br \/>\n\u201cOur goal is not just to connect students to internships but to provide those resources to grow the number of internships available in Wisconsin so we can retain more of our skilled college students after graduation,\u201d said Tyler Tichenor, Communications Specialist, Advanced at the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPart of our role is convening. We can bring two parties together,\u201d said Boston who points out that they bring employer representatives along as part of their outreach activities and presentations around the state. One of their collaborators and a member of their Employer Advisory Committee is a large logistics company. Their presence at outreach events helps raise awareness about the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey help to raise awareness of what logistics means. We\u2019ve found that many educators don\u2019t necessarily know what that means or entails. They automatically think \u2018truck drivers.\u2019 They don\u2019t realize all the other careers that are in logistics,\u201d said Boston.<\/p>\n<p>Internship programs are growing in popularity not just at the post-secondary level but also for high school students. Indiana INTERNnet is currently piloting a new arm of the website with two high schools to provide high-school internship related services. In addition to posting internship opportunities, this arm of the site will also have mechanisms for high schools to reach out to area employers about job fair or to seek job shadow opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ability of internship programs to retain talent has spurred a growing interest in internship programs as well as the launch of internship-matching portals catering to in-state employers. 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