Summer
Students are a great idea!
Have you thought of bringing these young people into your
company in between school years or for a coop term? It’s an extremely valuable
and inexpensive way to recruit, train, and maintain talent for employers. These
young and motivated students bring fresh new attitudes to the workplace. They
are optimistic about their future careers and are eager to make a positive
impact for their employers. Introducing enthusiastic guys and girls into your
company can have a positive effect on morale and encourage a culture of
learning. This will increase your competitiveness in the market as students can
bring creativity, innovation, and relevant skills in new technologies to the
workplace. Not to mention
they bring youth and fun! Ultimately, it is important for employers to
recognize that students are not just a source of inexpensive labour, but an
opportunity to develop future professionals.
Ideally, you want to hire students after their second year
for a four month work term. By this
time, they’ve gained some maturity and knowledge through academics and are
eager to start applying both. You want to build loyalty and enthusiasm with
your students by the end of the work term so they are eager to come back to
work for you again during their breaks. Eight months of inexpensive training
ensures your future employees are not only up to date on your industry trends
but also understand the unique values and culture of your workplace. In order
to ensure your students remain loyal to your company, pay and treat them like
employees. Unpaid students are a no-no and simply take advantage of eager
students who want to work hard and gain more experience to leverage future
employment opportunities. If you treat these students like part of your company
and pay them fairly, they will be on your doorstep at the end of the next year.
These students now become a valuable asset to your company as
they have the benefit of education and work experience. Steward your students
though their education all the way to graduation, if you’ve done your job they
will be anxious to join your team. You will have a new hire that is a step
ahead of anyone else.
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