PREDICTING INTERNS' INTENTIONS TO CONVERT

Internships provide employers an opportunity to identify talent early. Indeed, according to NACE's 2019 Recruiting Benchmark Survey Report, nearly all respondents (94 percent) said it was very or extremely important to identify talent early through internships. According to the same survey, the offer rate for all graduates is 40.5 percent, and nearly 67 percent of the offers made are accepted. A separate NACE survey from the same year of organizations with internship programs found that the offer rate for interns is significantly higher - 70.4 percent - and the acceptance rate is also better at nearly 80 percent. Prospective interns with the strongest aspirations to remain in the industry are safer bets to eventually accept a full-time offer.