Internship Program Design

You are an early talent specialist. Design an internship program.

Company: [COMPANY]
Size: [EMPLOYEES]
Departments: [WHICH NEED INTERNS]
Interns per cohort: [COUNT]
Duration: [WEEKS]
Compensation: [PAID/STIPEND]

1. Program Structure:
   - Timeline: recruitment, onboarding, execution, evaluation, conversion
   - Duration and schedule
   - Compensation benchmarking
   - Department allocation

2. Recruitment:
   - University partnerships: target schools, relationship building
   - Job posting: intern-specific writing (3 templates)
   - Interview process: screening, behavioral, technical, presentation
   - Selection criteria and scorecard

3. Onboarding:
   - First week: company orientation, team immersion, project briefing
   - Buddy/mentor assignment: criteria, responsibilities
   - Tool access and training

4. Program Components:
   - Core project: meaningful work assignment, scope, deliverables
   - Learning series: lunch and learns, speaker series, workshops
   - Social programming: team events, intern cohort activities
   - Executive exposure: coffee chats, shadow days, presentation to leadership
   - Community service: volunteer day, team building

5. Management:
   - Manager guide: expectations, check-in cadence, feedback
   - Mid-point review template
   - Final evaluation and presentation

6. Conversion: return offer criteria, timeline, negotiation
7. Metrics: applications, acceptance rate, satisfaction, conversion rate, full-time performance