Employer and Site Supervisor Information

Employers:

Post Internships and Jobs

To post an internship or job opportunity for students, please create and log in to your account on Handshake. If you do not have an account, you can email positions to career@gustavus.edu and we will post the positions for you.

View Résumés

Employers with accounts on Handshake are welcome to view candidate résumés who have published for employers to view. We can also set up a résumé drop for posted positions and submitted résumés will be forwarded to you electronically.

Campus Interviews/Events

Please call 507-933-7575 or email career@gustavus.edu to schedule campus interviews and/or information sessions or tables.

Offer an Internship

We welcome you to offer an internship position. Internship positions can be offered during the Fall or Spring Semester, during January Interim, or during summer, and can range from from 10 hrs/wk to 40 hrs/wk. Gustavus students greatly benefit from the opportunity to experience their career ambitions, and we are confident they will be an asset to your team. Please contact Career Development directly if we can help you offer an internship program.

Expectations for a Site Supervisor:

As Site supervisor, we look to you to create an environment where students are challenged and supported throughout their experience. As Site Supervisor, you serve as a mentor, and your openness and accessibility are extremely important to the success of the internship program.

The following suggestions may be helpful as you work with student interns:

Offer students orientation and training opportunities to explain your organization's expectations regarding work hours, dress, confidentiality, and use of technology.
Be prepared to invest time in interns, particularly in the first few days. Ideally, set a daily or weekly meeting time to "check in" and answer questions.
Engage students in pre-professional activities. Although it is a part of any job, limit clerical tasks such as filing, copying and answering phones as much as possible.
Assist students with learning about the larger issues of your work, including how their work fits in with the mission statement of your organization.
Provide students the opportunity to network with people within your organization to learn more about related career options.
Ask students to offer a final presentation or summary report of their experience.

Student Evaluation:

At the end of the experience, we ask that you fill out an evaluation of the intern's work, and discuss it in a conversation with the student.

Click Here for the Site Supervisor Evaluation Form.

Information regarding compensation:

Internships are valuable experiences for students whether the internship is paid or unpaid. If your organization is not required to offer a wage for an internship, consider offering a stipend or reimbursement for transportation or parking costs. Information on whether a student must be paid under the Federal Labor Standards Act can be found at the following sites:

Department of Labor -- Wage and Hour Division

Fact Sheet #71: Internship Programs under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Contact Information:

If problems arise during the internship or career exploration period, please contact:

Gustavus Career Development 507.933.7575 career@gustavus.edu