Student Hiring Guide

 The Start-Up Guide to Hiring Students

Student interns offer start-ups fresh ideas, enthusiasm, and familiarity with modern technology. Therefore they can play a vital role in your organization’s success. However, it is important to keep in mind that students seek internships that will provide them with not only hands-on experience, but also with guidance as they maneuver the often-ambiguous world of entrepreneurship. Here are 5 simple tools to make an impact as an employer:

1.  Determine the role your intern will play in your organization early on and develop a clear job description-including duties, responsibilities, compensation, and dates. You can do this by filling out the BSFS Start-Up Form, which will be forwarded to BSFS’s network of students.

2. Start-Ups looking to hire interns should have an employee(s) with experience in the students’ field of study or career goals. A student who is hired to assist with social media will have a more valuable experience if a Marketing or Social Media supervisor on the team can provide guidance.

3. Students may be apprehensive to approach you with concerns, so it is best to designate a supervisor to hold regularly scheduled meetings to address key issues, milestones, and areas of improvement.

4.  Orient the intern to the work environment and company policies, such as attire, confidentiality, and performance goals. This will leave little room for assumptions and disappointment.

5. Assign meaningful, but challenging projects that relate to the student’s academic major and/or career goals.

There you have it! 5 tools to make your mentor-mentee experience helpful and memorable.