With summer break approaching, college students are applying for internship programs to gain work experience, refine their communication skills, and improve their post-grad functionality.
Many companies—especially those operating in high-growth and attractive sectors like media, tech, and entertainment in cities like New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles—compete for the best and brightest young professionals. Full-time internship opportunities often lead to employment offers. Attracting high-quality in-person interns is a measurable and impactful way to attract that same talent before they ever enter a job search. Therefore, competitive organizations serious about hiring the best and brightest should take their summer internships seriously and work to stand out among the competition.
Here are a few tips for attracting the best interns who turn into full-time hires:
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When it comes to intern travel, everyone is excited about their first business trip. Whether it is part of the interview process or an opportunity to travel arises as part of the internship experience, providing a seamless, efficient travel management process is part of the culture and environment of an organization.
For companies looking to better manage intern travel, which falls outside the parameters of usual employee travel, the Navan Guest Invite solution streamlines the process: It invites interns to book their travel arrangements while following company travel policies, minimizes the back-and-forth necessary to book travel, and provides a better overall experience for both travel arrangers and guests.
The Guest Invite tool is a self-serve mechanism for individuals to invite non-employees to use Navan to book travel as part of an intern program. By simplifying travel arrangements, Navan helps human resources and recruiting teams save time and energy while giving interns the best first experience with their company—no messy reimbursements or expense reports are needed for travel expenses. Travel arrangers also save time with straightforward custom travel policy and spend limit controls for expense reimbursement; employees and non-employees enjoy booking on a best-in-class platform backed by 24/7 expert global support.
Learn more about leveraging the Navan Guest Invite solution for your intern program today
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