tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156928519268765430.post4128366661791966445..comments2024-01-08T01:16:24.358-08:00Comments on Everyone Hates HR: Recruiting InternsMatt Cholertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909260019422204841noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156928519268765430.post-54347874664559740882009-10-23T19:18:51.042-07:002009-10-23T19:18:51.042-07:00Hey class-factotum - thanks for the ideas. It'...Hey class-factotum - thanks for the ideas. It's a great idea to reach out to local schools with a related focus for the work you need! Also fantastic to think out of the box in regards to rewards / payment. Think of how things you have bring value, that might not traditionally be considered comp (in your case, simply using the computer!).<br /><br />It's funny that an intern would ask why you would want her. Of course, interns and all applicants should show they want you. I don't even like it when an applicant tells me they are interviewing at other places. Pointing this outs demonstrates they aren't focused and tuned in to my position :-(.<br /><br />Great to hear your experiences! Thanks.Matt Cholertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16909260019422204841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156928519268765430.post-86329443807990098952009-10-20T07:27:21.757-07:002009-10-20T07:27:21.757-07:00I'm not HR and I've only hired a few inter...I'm not HR and I've only hired a few interns, but they all worked out. In one case, I called the Vo-Tech high school and got a kid they recommended to help with light office work. No pay, but he got something for his resume and I would take him out to lunch.<br /><br />In another, I called the university and got three sociology/anthropology students to work with the co-op of indigenous women where I was assigned as a Peace Corps volunteer. I didn't have any budget to pay them, but I let them use the office computer after hours, which was a big deal because this was 1993 and we were in Chile where a computer on every desktop was not common. <br /><br />My last intern was from Vanderbilt business school. We picked three possibles from the resumes and brought them in for interviews. I was shocked when one of them asked me, basically, why on earth she should work for us. (This was 2001 or so and the economy was not that great.) She was immediately off the list: she was there to tell me what she could do for me. But the guy and I hit it off. He was professional and smart and interesting. We hired him, then hired him full time and he is still a friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com