Employer Benefits
and Opportunities
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Employers are offered an opportunity to
establish an important link with the University and become involved in the educational
process.
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Employers have access to bright, ambitious, hard
working and highly motivated students who are a source of year-round temporary help. They
provide fresh ideas and enthusiasm to the company.
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Employers are provided an opportunity to recruit,
select and train staff for permanent employment and reduce the time and cost of
recruiting.
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Employers benefit through the opportunity to
establish and strengthen links between the classroom and the business community. This
relationship can enhance company profiles.
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Empl
oyers are provided with an opportunity to
utilize internship students as an integral component of business strategy which could
enable the employer to meet and exceed business goals, improve quality, improve
productivity and lower costs.
Benefits
to Student
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Students will acquire experience
and skills that will enhance their personal growth and development.
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Theoretical classroom learning
becomes more legitimized as the student is offered the opportunity to
develop an understanding of the relationship which exists among the partners
in the Internship Program: the student, the employer and the educational
institution.
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Students will be able to
experience different types of jobs. This experience will not only increase
self confidence but, most importantly, will help the student decide
a career path.
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Students bring information back to
the classroom and provide feedback in real life case studies in the
classroom.
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Depending on the work term
placement, the student may be provided with the opportunity to travel.
