Z University.org Issues Intern Recruitment Business Advisory

The time is now! An untapped pipeline of student talent awaits. Z University.org (ZU), a advocate and provider of workforce readiness solutions, issues this INTERN RECRUITMENT BUSINESS ADVISORY to all employers and non-profit charitable organizations, and strongly recommends they take advantage of the opportunity to have college interns during the spring 2007 academic term.

ìThere are more students in need of internships than there are employer ësite sponsorsí to host them,î asserts Matthew Zinman, president of Z University.org. ìThis is not just unfortunate for studentsí workforce readiness needs, but at least as much for businesses and organizations to leverage the opportunity to add intern productivity to the bottom line.î

Zinman continues, ìAny business that hires college graduates, or simply needs added resources, stands to benefit from having college interns. Businesses will find college students to be highly capable, highly motivated and, if well-managed, highly valuable. They can perform a variety of tasks, such as any involving research, writing, event planning, making phone calls, and computer work. These represent core business skills only, not the opportunity to apply studentsí chosen career skills.î

This Intern Recruitment Advisory is as much for potential host sites as it is for existing ones. Some employers limit their opportunity to the summer break while others misjudge the recruitment calendar that slips past them.

Zinman adds, ìThis is just a friendly reminder that as Baby Boomers retire, workforce development takes on a whole new priority and internships present the single best opportunity for students to gain practical training. New reports, such as from The Conference Board (10.06), validate that the workforce is ëill-prepared.í Itís time for businesses to put their action where their interests lie.î

Z University.org is dedicated to stimulate important dialogue, foster collaboration, take action, and enable others to do the same, such as by helping employer host sites to create best-in-class internship programs.

ZU created its Intern Toolkit(TM) as a complete resource to enable site sponsors with everything they need to manage an internship program most easily and effectively and create real value for all involved. Z University also takes action to enable employer host sites by developing and providing many free internship-related resources, articles, webinars, assessment tools, white papers, etc.