Bringing an intern into your organization can be a very rewarding experience. Louisiana
Tech University’s College of Business is proud to offer this opportunity to companies
both large and small—we have hundreds of talented and energetic professionals eager
for the chance to apply theoretical principles to first-hand job practices in a real-world
classroom.
As a provider of internships, you gain access to a pool of high-quality professionals
and students who are as eager to learn as they are to contribute to your business.
Students can provide fresh ideas, unique perspectives and new approaches to solving
everyday problems. This partnership is also an opportunity to recruit and evaluate
potential future employees as well as develop a partnership with the College of Business.
To ensure students gain insight and real-world knowledge from the internship experience,
we expect the following from sponsoring companies:
- Provide substantive and challenging work assignments for students and provide ongoing,
structured supervision by a primary supervisor.
- Orient interns on company culture and policies, office procedures, and specific job
duties.
- Establish work schedules that will accommodate the student’s academic responsibilities.
- Complete the Learning Contract prior to the start of the internship and provide an
evaluation of the student’s performance upon completion of the internship.
It is our goal to offer our students internships that are primarily educational in
nature. To certify this, we follow specific criteria and guidelines provided by the
National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). This ensures internships align
with recently enacted federal guidelines.
Internships must meet the following criteria:
- The internship must be an extension of the classroom, providing a space to apply knowledge
to practical work. It must not be to simply advance the operations of the employer
or be the work that a regular employee would routinely perform.
- The skills or knowledge learned must be transferable to other employment settings.
- The experience has a defined beginning, end and job description with desired qualifications.
- There are clearly defined learning objectives related to the professional goals of
the student’s academic coursework.
- There is supervision by a professional with the expertise or professional background
in the field of experience. Routine feedback is provided by this experienced supervisor.
- There are resources, equipment and facilities provided by the host employer that support
learning objectives and goals.
The College of Business sends emails to students each week highlighting available
internships and jobs. Please email Kyle O'Neal at koneal@latech.edu for more information.
Internships can also be posted directly to Handshake, the University’s centralized
job posting site. Here, employers are able to form an official recruiting relationship
with the University and its students. Posting is always free and easy. Click here to register for Handshake.
