How Interns Could Save Your Life

OK, so maybe interns can’t “save” your life, but they sure could improve it. Recently, the Wellness Council of Indiana teamed up with Indiana INTERNnet to better understand the positive affects interns can have on the workplace.

 Check out the five dimensions of wellness and how hosting student interns can boost each category.

Career well-being: how you occupy your time and liking what you do each day

• Interns increase productivity: Interns bring needed resources to achieve what couldn’t otherwise be accomplished; from promoting the organization and gathering market intelligence to improving operation effectiveness and supporting client needs.
• Secure future employees: An internship program enables businesses to recruit, qualify, and train potential employees.

 Social well-being: having strong relationships

• Interns are energetic, not only in their work, but also in their lifestyle. They can bring fresh ideas and a new perspective.
• Networking: Interns are engaged—they love to socialize and they know all the ins and outs of social media. Employers and interns can both benefit from the other’s network.

 Financial well-being: effectively managing your economic life to reduce stress and increase security

• Increase productivity: Interns can save you money by completing project work and increasing productivity.
• Improve recruiting: The opportunity to hire interns upon graduation provides significant savings in recruiting cost, efforts, and mistakes. According to NACE, the overall conversion rate for turning into full-time hires has hit an all-time high at 58.6 percent.

 Physical well-being: having good health and enough energy to get things done on a daily basis

• Inject enthusiasm: Interns add vibrancy to the fabric of any organization bringing fresh ideas and positive energy that become contagious.
• Perhaps, you would like to hire a wellness intern? Here’s how: check out Indiana INTERNnet’s free internship matching service—create a profile, post your job description, and review resumes and applications from interns. 

 Community well-being: the sense of engagement and involvement you have with the area where you live in addition to the workplace community

• Add variety: Hosting an interns increases diversity within your organization.
• Corporate citizenship: Intern programs can improve your reputation with schools, as well as local and business communities.
• Employers who hire interns are working to retain top talent in Indiana.

 Although it might be a bit extreme to say interns can save your life, there are unquestionable advantages for both employers and interns. And Indiana INTERNnet can help—the free internship matching program connects student and employers with internship opportunities in Indiana through the database of more than 9,098 students, 4,962 employers, and 1,019 available positions.