Diversifying employee recruitment strategies is important to an employer. Internships present an opportunity to evaluate the best and the brightest talent future workforce. Through offering valuable "real-life" experience to interns, a business can gain a cost-effective competitive edge in recruiting and marketing themselves as prospective employers.

Did you know that small and medium-sized companies are already reaping huge rewards through their internship programs? If you have been contemplating creating or revamping your current internship program, then please join us at next month's Executives Club where local talent resource professionals discuss how their businesses have reaped the rewards from offering internship programs.

Developing Our Workforce Pipeline

The ability to attract and retain a talented workforce is an issue that Chamber members regularly cite as a top priority. During this month's Executives Club we're bringing you a panel of experts who will share their strategies for developing an internship program as a talent pipeline.

You'll learn:

• Best practices from other top area employers in recruiting and vetting interns
• Lessons learned in starting an internship program and in supervising interns
• How to decide on goals and tasks for your interns
• How to capitalize on interns and their ability to provide a fresh perspective to your company

Who Should Attend:

Executives and hiring managers interested in utilizing interns as a way to fill their future workforce needs.

MODERATOR:

- Kia Swanson, Speical Assistant to the President, Augustana College 

PANELIST:

- Erik Hahn, Lead Process Metallurgist, Alcoa

- Jose Sanchez Recruiter, Group O

- Laura Sivertsen Manager, North America Staffing and Recruiting, John Deere