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I don't see how internships help. I get the point that at the end you know if they're a hire but you still had to filter who to intern in the first place so you
by greggman3 6y ago
I don't see how internships help. I get the point that at the end you know if they're a hire but you still had to filter who to intern in the first place so you're still back to interview people to be interns which is the same problem you had.
Also, training a new employee or intern in your systems, code, company procedures etc takes a bunch of time and investment so it's not like you can intern some higher multiple of people than you'd hire.
- solidasparagus 6y agoI think it's effective for college candidates. You pay them much less, they often work on greenfield projects where learning existing code/process is less important, and the company gets to try out more candidates than they end up hiring. All of that while still doing right by the candidates.
- itronitron 6y agoThe distinction for interns is that there is a definite end to the internship, no harm no foul. An employer can easily pass on every intern that is not a perfect fit without tarnishing the interns' reputations. That allows a less restrictive filter to be applied in selecting interns.
- mathattack 6y agoLet’s say an internship increases the chance of your getting a good hire from 50% to 75%. In that case 10 weeks will pay for itself.