Internships
Participation in an internship requires registration in BA 294A
or BA 294B depending on whether a student prefers to intern
with a distribution or a manufacturing business. The 8 to 12-week
assignments consist of 40 hours of work each week assigned
by
the Host Company. The Host Company in consultation with the
student determines specific beginning and ending dates of the internship.
Selection of Interns.
A company may make its selection of interns
solely on the basis of student resumes contained in our resume
book a copy of which may be obtained from the Commerce Placement
Office (217/333-2840) or the Industrial Distribution Management
Program Office (217/265-0782). Office addresses may be found
on the last page of this bulletin. Companies may contact students
directly or list their names on the Host Company Commitment Form
and forward the form to the IDM Program office.
Host companies interested in students whose homes are located
in the same city or metropolitan area as the company headquarters
may wish to arrange interviews at company offices. Otherwise,
interviews can be arranged on campus by checking the appropriate
statement on the Host Company Commitment Form and forwarding
it to the Program office.
Assignment of Work to Interns.
So far as practicable, work assigned
to interns should allow them maximum exposure to operations of
the Host Company. The internship is intended to be an educational
experience that enables the student to gain first-hand knowledge
of a distribution or manufacturing business, not just a summer
job. The more exposure to its business a host company can provide
its intern(s) the better.
Due to the nature of the host business, the manner in which
its operations are conducted, the student's competence, and other
circumstances unique to a particular assignment, some internship's
may be more restrictive and specialized than others. Some examples
of the projects which student interns have been assigned are:
measuring market size, matrix development for projecting and
forecasting inventory requirements, reports on purchasing and
expediting activity, telemarketing, developing job descriptions,
developing new position justification reports, following sales
leads to identify new accounts, monitoring the sales cycle of
key products, analyzing sales performance, and spread-sheet analysis
of credit experience.
Compensation of Interns.
A host company normally pays its intern(s)
directly at a rate consistent with the nature of the assigned
work.
Responsibility of the Host Company.
Interns are bonafide students
enrolled in a credit course offered at an accredited educational
institution. They are not employees in the legal sense and do
not require the records normally associated with employees. It
is anticipated that host companies with interns whose homes are
in other localities than their work assignments will assist them
in finding adequate housing and local transportation.
