Employer's Responsibilities

Your primary responsibility as the employer of a UI intern, is to ensure that the internship you offer is meaningful and will serve to enhance the student’s educational experience and career development. An internship should NOT be viewed as a form of cheap labor.

• Offer a true career-related experience that enhances academic learning. The internship serves as a link between classroom learning and practical application so it should involve the student in making decisions and learning about a field through hands-on experience.
• Provide a position description that will describe your internship. If students are earning academic credit for the internship they may be required by their advisor to complete a Learning Agreement. This is an opportunity for you and the student to clearly define the learning goals and job duties for the internship.
• Appoint someone to mentor/supervise your intern. Make sure this person has the time to oversee the interns’ performance. Provide an orientation for your intern to learn about your work site, and training to learn more about their job responsibilities. Inform the intern of rules, dress code and other expectations to be followed.
• Provide your intern with ongoing feedback and a performance evaluation. You may use your own performance evaluation or one from the UI. Evaluations help interns grow professionally.