Internships have become increasingly popular. In today's competitive job market, the need for actual work experience is becoming more and more important. Graduates are able to gain entry-level experience with the opportunity to work at a company. Additionally, internships help participants develop the skills they will need to succeed as the first step in their career journey.
As a business, you are well aware of the significance of hiring talented and ambitious individuals who can contribute to the growth of your business. This means that organisations need to have a proactive approach when it comes to talent acquisition and development.
Internships can significantly impact your business's performance in many ways, including expanding your access to developing talent, promoting innovation, and building your brand and future workforce.
RecruitAGraduate helps companies to easily recruit interns and college and university graduates from reputable higher learning institutions.
Build your future workforce
By offering internships, you are able to expand your candidate talent pool and build your future workforce with top skills, allowing you to invest in the present and future success of your organisation.
Internships make excellent trial runs. It enables your business to screen potential employees by seeing how they think, operate, and collaborate with your existing employees.
At the same time, interns can learn about your business. By knowing how your business operates, graduates will be able to develop their knowledge and skills accordingly to adapt as full-time employees.
Internships provide your business with a new perspective
Your organisation will benefit from internships by bridging generational gaps. The introduction of new and unique perspectives will help keep your business ahead of the most recent developments in technology and trends, allowing for ongoing growth.
Because interns are not familiar with the structure of your business, they could have new perspectives on it as a whole. When you are in the middle of something, it can be difficult to identify any challenges that could be overcome. However, because interns are relatively new to the working world, they tend to be better able to identify any processes that may be broken.
Their input may inspire the business with new ideas or innovative solutions for challenges impacting the business, which will contribute to the company's culture and improve the working environment.
Maximise existing employee productivity with internships
Businesses want hardworking employees. They require staff members who can follow instructions and make things work efficiently. Interns are a cost-effective option because they have the energy and drive to learn, and broad skill sets that are extremely beneficial.
The prospect of full-time employment motivates interns to work at a high level. They also understand that every day presents an opportunity to learn something new that may advance their careers or make them better employees.
Your experienced staff members can focus on core business operations when you assign interns lower-level work or involve them in ongoing projects. Therefore, they are less stressed and have more time to produce work of a higher standard.
When you have individuals who are eager to learn and who possess the necessary skills, your business is more likely to grow in new and exciting ways.
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You can get SETA funding with your internship programmes
Did you know that organisations in South Africa that support skill development and training receive financing from the SETA (Sector Education and Training Authority)? Internship programmes are one of the ways to access SETA funding.
The expenses incurred by running an internship programme, such as the interns' salary, training materials, and other relevant costs, can be covered by SETA funding. Your organisation must first register with the correct SETA for your sector.
Once you've registered, you can apply for funding by submitting a proposal for your internship programme that outlines the programme's goals, the skills it will support, and the results you want to achieve. After reviewing the application, SETA will decide whether to approve the funding request.
At RecruitAGraduate, we believe that a successful internship programme can help create an organisation and workplace environment that resonate with today's top talent and increase candidates' desire to become a part of your culture.