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The article offers a guide on forming partnership between career services office and faculty to promote college students success in the U.S. It notes the importance of alumni connections as resources for accreditation advice and job hunting. It states that networking with employers can improve academic curriculum and employee recruitment. It also suggests that career service office and faculty should create a database for internship.

The article explores the ways by which employers in the U.S. are converting interns into full-time hires. It relates that employers that were successful in recruiting full-time hires have targeted schools where they have achieved success. The strategies utilized by ConAgra Foods in hiring interns are outlined. It discusses the benefits of offering housing assistance and providing meaningful work assignments to interns.

The article looks at trends in internship programs based on the findings of the "Internship and Co-op Survey" of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Evolving from the traditional avenues of career fair to the growing use of technology, the more effective way is said to be the growth of internship and co-op programs as tools for hiring new graduates as full-time employees. Among the trends mentioned are interns as a percent of new college hires, the conversion rate for interns and the compensation rate for interns.

This article explains the various steps in creating a summer internship program. The author poses several questions to guide employers in stating their purpose for recruiting interns. Techniques for integrating internship programs with the company's on-campus activities are presented. The author encourages recruiting teams to provide jobs that are meaningful and productive for the company.

The article reports on the findings of the 2008 National Internship and Co-op Study conducted from September through December 2008. The report covers reasons to pursue internship, compensation and benefits and career services and marketing. According to it, internships are the single most-effective and cost-efficient college recruiting tool for employers to identify future hires so organizations must link students with great supervisors, gather feedback information and pay a fair wage.

The article discusses the recruitment techniques used by Mattress Firm. According to Abby Ludens, national recruiting manager of the company, selling mattresses as a job does not readily attract recruits, that is why the company focuses on offering employee benefits such as career development and continued education. It describes the branding strategies of the company such as offering packaged training materials, employment branding materials, social networking and technology, and an internship program.

The article presents an update on the work of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) related to legislative and ethical topics of concern to colleges and employers in the U.S. It outlines the input provided by NACE regarding the regulations proposed by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to implement the Pathways Program. It relates the steps taken by NACE concerning the issue of unpaid internships.