Learn how to hire interns
If you have never hired an intern before, Chippewa Valley Internship Central can help you create and offer internships to students throughout the Chippewa Valley. We connect employers with the best resources in the Chippewa Valley, help draft a job description, and help you reach the right students for your internship. We will also help prepare your organization for the intern and intern management while he or she is on your site.
Read the recent article from the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram.
Internships are:
- an opportunity for students to gain supervised, practical work experience. Internships can be paid or unpaid.
- placement of a student in a work environment in order to acquire professional experience.
How employers benefit:
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Recognition as a progressive company
Companies that recruit students as interns are recognized as leaders in the community. These firms understand the importance of recruiting talent for their company’s future growth. -
Exposure to a pool of talented motivated prospects
Participation in the internship program provides your company immediate exposure to future leaders. You’ll have direct access to highly educated, qualified candidates. -
Knowledge transfer
Students are educated in advanced skills. Your company can gain directly from their knowledge, as well as pass industry knowledge from your experienced staff to the incoming students.
What Employers Tell Us
- "We are able to take on more programs and do a better job because of them. They are able to take care of details that I wouldn't have time to do."
- "Not only do student interns lend a helping hand in our day to day business activities, they contribute their ideas and give a fresh vantage point to our business. I always learn something new from each student."


