Howto hirerockstarinterns

How to Hire Rock Star Interns

Make progress not coffee

Road Map

1. Background on InternMatch2. Nine Steps to Hiring Better

Interns, Saving Time, and Getting More Done

Our Background

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• Started in 2009• Roughly 300,000 unique student visitors

in April 2012 -- growing fast• Over 700 direct university connections

Our Interns

InternMatch has now hired over 50 interns

** US Employers with 20+ Employees

• We have hired numerous campus ambassadors at schools including MIT, Harvard, Upenn, Wisconsin, Michigan and more!

Why Hire Interns

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• Fill in critical skill gaps

• Pipeline for hiring

• Regional Expansion

• DON’T hire thinking this is a good tool for free labor

• DO expect to have to put some time into this process

Paid interns are generally more skilled, more likely to convert to full-time and will save you time and energy.

Free Labor?

Not for everyone

• Autonomous but not automatic

• Contributes energy to office/team

• Future hire

• Can’t test assumptions• Needs to be motivated• Only around for 3

months

+50K / Fantastic Intern

-25K /Mediocre Intern

Hiring top notch students with the right culture fit is essential for SMBs and Startups

Nine steps to hiring kick ass interns who save you time and money

#1 Have a Goal/Project in mind

Have a Goal/Project in mind

• Specific projects make management easier and products more valuable.

• This resume guide was made by our first ever intern when we had no in-house designer

#2 Decide on Compensation

• Marketing/Business: $10 - $12.50/hour

• CS $12.50 - $20/hour

• MBA $12.50 - $15/hour

Educational Compensation is worth more than $$$. Learning software (Basecamp, Hootsuite, etc) is huge!

#3 Decide on a Manager

Have a Goal/Project in mind

• Meet once a week for coffee

• Tell the student to ask questions

• Set benchmarks/goals for projects

#4 Define Position Nuts and Bolts

• Length? Typically 3- 6 months long

• Hours? Typically 10-40 hours per week

• Season? Summer you get more attention from a student

#5 Create a posting

Have a Goal/Project in mind

• Pitch company

• Pitch education opportunity

• Detail the role

Use our free template! Got to www.InternMatch.com/guides/gold-standard-internhip-posting

#6 Pimp it out

• Tweet about it• Send it to rock

star former interns

• Send it on to favorite TAs, professors,etc

#7 Always be Closing

Have a Goal/Project in mind

Interviews:• Sell: Spend first 5

minutes talking up your company and role

• Be prepared: Have a list of questions ready to evaluate the student.

• Review: Extra-curriculars are often more important than grades.

• Follow-up: Setup a time to talk again with the student before making a decision.

• Manage expectations.

#8 Get Started on the right foot

• Let students know what they need on the job (laptop, a suite, etc)

• Create an email account for them

• Be upfront about office rules and expectations, etc

#9 Have Fun

Have a Goal/Project in mind

• Interns can and should impact your culture

• They come and go but you can have a truly meaningful impact on their future

How to find applicants?

• Hustle• Post to

universities• Craigslist• Let us hustle for

you…

Post positions at www.internmatch.com/employers

Thank You

Nathan Parcells, Founder/CMO

nathan@internmatch.com

301-873-8435