{"id":25,"date":"2023-10-22T14:56:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T18:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/industry-engagement\/?p=25"},"modified":"2024-09-03T09:25:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T13:25:02","slug":"employers-internship-insights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/industry-engagement\/2023\/10\/22\/employers-internship-insights\/","title":{"rendered":"Employers &#8211; Internship Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/10\/04111952\/internships-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/10\/04111952\/internships-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/10\/04111952\/internships-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/10\/04111952\/internships-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/10\/04111952\/internships-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/10\/04111952\/internships.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>October 2023 Industry Engagement<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ball State University is adding to its visibility in northeast Indiana through the <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, a business newsmagazine produced by the area\u2019s Chamber of Commerce, Greater Fort Wayne, Inc.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For quite some time, Dr. Michael Hicks from the Center for Business &amp; Economic Research has maintained a weekly column of insights, explanations and interpretations in the <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Business Weekly<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Recently Greg Zirkle, Director of Business &amp; Executive Programs, added to the publication with a guest article on internship strategies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Because of his role representing Ball State University with companies of all sizes and from every corner of the state, Zirkle became acquainted with companies who had highly productive internship programs that stand in contrast to less creative ways of utilizing interns. Thriving internship opportunities have benefits not just for the companies themselves, but also for Ball State as a pipeline for talent to these companies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Using Fort Wayne-based Do it Best as an example \u2013 and featuring a Ball State senior who spent last summer with the company in a Public Relations role \u2013 the article itemizes several strategies that separate the most impactful internship programs from the rest.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Aside from the <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Business Weekly<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, you can access the article here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/getting-strategic-interns-bsuexecutive%3FtrackingId=WLib3Ws1KU%252F1YW7PpHB%252BaQ%253D%253D\/?trackingId=WLib3Ws1KU%2F1YW7PpHB%2BaQ%3D%3D\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Getting Strategic About Interns<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 2023 Industry Engagement Ball State University is adding to its visibility in northeast Indiana through the Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly, a business newsmagazine produced by the area\u2019s Chamber of Commerce, Greater Fort Wayne, Inc.\u00a0 For quite some time, Dr. Michael Hicks from the Center for Business &amp; 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