Be an Intern Employer

There are many advantages to choosing a Hilbert student as an intern for your organization. Hilbert students have a sincere desire to learn as much as possible and to make significant contributions. As an intern employer, you will be tapping into tomorrow's workforce today. You will have interns who are dedicated and enthusiastic.

Our students receive a well-developed, balanced education. In the classroom, they learn the background and skills needed to help you and your organization.

And once an internship is completed, interns like to share their experience with fellow students, generating interest in your organization and opening up doors for future recruiting efforts.

• Benefits of Hiring an Intern
• Intern Employer Responsibilities
• Who to Contact

Benefits of Hiring an Intern
As an intern employer, you will receive:

• Cost-effective, skilled assistance for your organization.
• Enthusiastic, bright students who are potential employee prospects following completion of the internship or after graduating.
• Temporary assistance for ongoing or important back-burner projects.
• Students who can pull from their experiences in the classroom to assist your organization in achieving its goals.

Intern Employer Responsibilities
Hilbert asks that you provide a real-life work experience for our students. Interns should not be used for clerical support or running errands. They should be given the opportunity to experience work in your organization as other full-time employees do. Give interns projects they can work on during the time they are with your organization, use them on short-term or ad-hoc committees, and invite them into staff meetings as appropriate.

Customize your objectives and supervision to best accommodate the needs of the intern and your organization. Not all interns are familiar with formal work settings and policies about conduct, break times, attendance, and days off. Take some time to orient the intern to your organization's policies.

Also, arrange supervision meetings with the intern, providing opportunities for the intern to ask questions and discuss progress. Provide an evaluation of the intern's performance and take time to review the evaluation performance with the intern.

Who to Contact
If you would like to be an intern employer, contact the department chairperson that best matches your field and intern needs.

Accounting
Mark Thrasher
Chairperson of Accounting
136 Bogel Hall
649-7900, ext. 409

Business Administration
Linda Bernstein
Chairperson of Business Administration
135 Bogel Hall
649-7900, ext. 216

Communication Studies & English
Thea Harrington, Ph.D.
Chairperson of Communication Studies & English
131 Bogel Hall
649-7900, ext. 240

Criminal Justice
Edward Qualey
Chairperson of Criminal Justice
137 Bogel Hall
649-7900, ext. 310

Economic Crime Investigation
Sandra Augustine
Chairperson of Economic Crime Investigation
139 Bogel Hall
649-7900, ext. 250

Law and Government
Gordon Snow, Ph.D.
Chairperson of Law and Government
140 Bogel Hall
649-7900, ext. 311

Paralegal Studies
Wendy Edson
Assistant Chairperson of Paralegal Studies
134B Bogel Hall
649-7900, ext. 401

Psychology
Donna Elgie-Levin, Ph.D.
Chairperson of Psychology
133 Bogel Hall
649-7900, ext. 223