Conference Session

Corporate Engagement Track - Technical Session V

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Cheryl L. Knobloch, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Topics

Corporate Engagement, Diversity

,aresignificantlyimpactfulonacademicretentionandcareersuccessofdiversecandidates.Theinstitutionalpractitionerutilizesthecorporatefeedbacktoqueryundergraduatedatainanefforttoidentifystudentsmatchingthespecifiedparameterswithrespecttomajor,citizenship, academic progress, GPA, gender and ethnicity. To ensure ethical practices,sponsors may select a field that directs the intern search to “all males” and “all females.”Ultimately,studentswhomeetthedesiredparametersareinvitedtoapply.EMIXStudentInternApplicationProcessInternapplicantsprovideapersonalstatementdiscussingcareerinterests,currentresume,recommendation letter from a professor, and employment references. Student applicantsareinformedinadvancethatsuccessfullyplacedcandidatesneedtopasssponsor‐initiateddrug and background screening. Competitive candidates are invited to participate in aninternal professional interview on campus. Notably, sponsors do not interview students