College students across the country are looking for internships that will be challenging, interesting and fun. Employers want to provide these kinds of internships to prime candidates who will work hard and be enthusiastic about the company and the work their doing. What better way for employers to know what succeeds and what fails than to hear it from the students themselves?

Intern Bridge's 2008 Best Practices Data Report is a culmination of data gathered from over 12,000 students spanning more than 70 universities. The students interned for Fortune 100 companies as well as other for-profit and not-for-profit organizations and government agencies.
The report gives employers insight into the importance of "why many students pursue internships and other do not, conducting proper onboarding and offboarding activities, selecting a supportive supervisor, marketing the internship program to universities and their students, among other things.

Having a quality internship program can greatly reduce the stress and uncertainty of finding candidates who are a good fit. Both the interns and the employers have a chance to "try each other out" and decide if a long-term working relationship could work to their mutual benefit. For companies that have internship programs established and for companies looking to start internship programs, the Intern Bridge 2008 Best Practices Data Report is worth reading. You may use the discount code "collegerecruiter" for 15% off.