{"id":69,"date":"2025-06-03T14:53:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T21:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships-redesign-dev\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2025-09-03T11:38:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T18:38:21","slug":"employers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/employers\/","title":{"rendered":"Employers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-bc-sitka-spruce-narrow-content narrow-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-lead lead\">Students apply knowledge and skills developed in the classroom to a work setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section-white body-section-wrapper alignfull wp-block-bc-sitka-spruce-body-section\">\n\t<div class=\"container-xl\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"body-section-content col-md-8\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is an Internship?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Internships empower students to practice existing skills, develop new ones, and gain valuable professional experience. By connecting with professionals in their field of study, students deepen their understanding of potential career paths while building networks that can shape their futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These structured, supervised professional experiences occur within approved organizations and are guided by clear learning objectives. Students earn academic credit while receiving support and mentorship from faculty members and workplace supervisors.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-wrapper col\">\n\t<aside class=\"callout text-margin-reset \">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"callout__heading card-title-small\">Reaching BC Students<\/h3>\n\t\t<p>The best way to reach internship talent is to post your internship opportunities on our no-cost in-house internship\/job posting site, Handshake. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout__links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/careers-redesign-dev\/resources\/handshake\/\"  class=\"link-accent-lg\">Create an employer profile on Handshake today!<i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-right-long \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<hr class=\"section-divider\" \/>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section-white body-section-wrapper alignfull wp-block-bc-sitka-spruce-body-section\">\n\t<div class=\"container-xl\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"body-section-content col-md-8\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to Attracting Qualified Internship Candidates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Begin by downloading the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2025\/06\/Employer-Handbook-final-6-9-23.pdf\">Employer Handbook for Internships [PDF]<\/a>&nbsp;which provides extensive information about developing internships and documents required for students who are earning college credit for their internships.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When writing an internship position description, include the following:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Outline the scope of duties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>State the preferred start and end dates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indicate if the internship is paid or unpaid. If paid, include wage per hour or stipend amount (lump sum one-time payment usually intended to cover the cost associated with taking an internship course such as travel and tuition)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>List the position\u2019s required and preferred qualifications (education, knowledge, skills, and abilities)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Describe the documents required to apply and the beginning and ending dates that you will be accepting applications- e.g. resume, cover letter, portfolio, and\/or unofficial transcripts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Refer to our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/employers\/faq\/\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>&nbsp;page for more information about hiring interns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We do not place students in internships; rather, we help them search and apply for internships. We cannot guarantee that you will receive applicants for your position.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-wrapper col\">\n\t<aside class=\"callout text-margin-reset \">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"callout__heading card-title-small\">Employer Handbook<\/h3>\n\t\t<p>When in doubt, refer to the Academic Internship Employer Handbook for tips, best practices, and more info!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2025\/06\/Employer-Handbook-final-6-9-23.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\"  class=\"btn btn-primary\">\n\t\tDownload Employer Handbook for Internships [PDF]\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visually-hidden\">Opens in a new tab<\/span>\n\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-square-arrow-up-right text-white\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<hr class=\"section-divider\" \/>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section section-xlight listing-section-wrapper\">\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-heading\" >\n  <div class=\"container-xl\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n               <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-9 small-order-1 medium-order-1\">\n         <h2  class=\"section-heading__heading oho-animate oho-animate-single\">\n          Ensuring Students Register\n        <\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-9 wysiwyg small-order-2 medium-order-3\">\n          <div class=\"section-heading__subheading\"><strong>Our internship program requires students to register for credit<\/strong>. Some students may not be inclined to register for credit if it isn\u2019t needed for their certificate\/degree. <br>We ask for your support in ensuring that students register. Here are the reasons why: <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"listing-section container-xl\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"list-item row\">\n\t<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n\t\t<h3 >Liability Insurance<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\n<p>When an intern registers for credit through Bellevue College, part of the class fee covers&nbsp;<strong>liability insurance<\/strong>. If the intern causes any damage while on the job, the liability insurance will apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"list-item row\">\n\t<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n\t\t<h3 >Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\n<p>Interns are required to establish<strong>&nbsp;three learning objectives<\/strong>&nbsp;at the beginning of the internship. Research shows that when interns develop learning objectives, their engagement with their internship is more focused and enhanced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"list-item row\">\n\t<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n\t\t<h3 >More Reliable<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\n<p>Interns who are registered for credit are often&nbsp;<strong>more reliable<\/strong>&nbsp;because they are being held accountable by you (the employer) and by us (the college). They are therefore less likely to leave the internship unexpectedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section-rainy-night-blue tabs-section-component dark-bg\" >\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-heading\" >\n  <div class=\"container-xl\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n               <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-9 small-order-1 medium-order-1\">\n         <h2  class=\"section-heading__heading oho-animate oho-animate-single\">\n          After Hiring an Intern\n        <\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n            \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"tab-wrapper tab-wrapper-dark\">\n\t<div class=\"container-xl\">\n<div class=\"tabcordion tabcordion-list wrap-content row wp-block-bc-sitka-spruce-tabcordion\" id=\"tabcordion-6957940d-6b90-44e2-9ad5-e4997688f5f1\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"tab-header left-pane col-md-5\">\n\t<div class=\"nav-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav flex-column d-none d-md-flex card-header-tabs\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t<a\n\t\tclass=\"nav-link active show\"\n\t\tid=\"training-agreement-tab\"\n\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"tab\"\n\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#training-agreement-content\"\n\t\taria-controls=\"training-agreement-content\"\n\t\taria-selected=\"true\"\n\t\thref=\"#\"\n\t>Training Agreement<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t<a\n\t\tclass=\"nav-link \"\n\t\tid=\"meet-regularly-tab\"\n\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"tab\"\n\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#meet-regularly-content\"\n\t\taria-controls=\"meet-regularly-content\"\n\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\thref=\"#\"\n\t>Meet Regularly<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t<a\n\t\tclass=\"nav-link \"\n\t\tid=\"evaluation-tab\"\n\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"tab\"\n\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#evaluation-content\"\n\t\taria-controls=\"evaluation-content\"\n\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\thref=\"#\"\n\t>Evaluation<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"col accordion px-md-0\">\n\t<div class=\"tab-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\n<div\n\tclass=\"tab-pane active show accordion-item\"\n\tid=\"training-agreement-content\"\n\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\taria-labelledby=\"training-agreement-tab\"\n>\n\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header d-md-none\" id=\"training-agreement-acc-header\">\n\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#training-agreement-acc-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"training-agreement-acc-content\">\n\t\t\tTraining Agreement\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<div id=\"training-agreement-acc-content\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse d-md-block\" aria-labelledby=\"training-agreement-acc-header\" data-bs-parent=\"#tabcordion-6957940d-6b90-44e2-9ad5-e4997688f5f1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"d-none d-md-block\">Training Agreement<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>The intern and the supervisor must complete the training agreement&nbsp;form and return it to the Internship Coordinator. A sample training agreement is included in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2025\/06\/Employer-Handbook-final-6-9-23.pdf\">Employer Handbook [<\/a>PDF].<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\n<div\n\tclass=\"tab-pane  accordion-item\"\n\tid=\"meet-regularly-content\"\n\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\taria-labelledby=\"meet-regularly-tab\"\n>\n\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header d-md-none\" id=\"meet-regularly-acc-header\">\n\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#meet-regularly-acc-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"meet-regularly-acc-content\">\n\t\t\tMeet Regularly\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<div id=\"meet-regularly-acc-content\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse d-md-block\" aria-labelledby=\"meet-regularly-acc-header\" data-bs-parent=\"#tabcordion-6957940d-6b90-44e2-9ad5-e4997688f5f1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"d-none d-md-block\">Meet Regularly<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Establish a regular meeting time with the intern, preferably weekly. During the meetings, provide guidance, give feedback on performance, and answer questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\n<div\n\tclass=\"tab-pane  accordion-item\"\n\tid=\"evaluation-content\"\n\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\taria-labelledby=\"evaluation-tab\"\n>\n\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header d-md-none\" id=\"evaluation-acc-header\">\n\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#evaluation-acc-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"evaluation-acc-content\">\n\t\t\tEvaluation\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<div id=\"evaluation-acc-content\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse d-md-block\" aria-labelledby=\"evaluation-acc-header\" data-bs-parent=\"#tabcordion-6957940d-6b90-44e2-9ad5-e4997688f5f1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"d-none d-md-block\">Evaluation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>During the last two weeks of the internship, you will be asked to complete a short evaluation of the student\u2019s performance (form provided). Please meet with the student, and review your evaluation with them. This is a very important part of the student\u2019s learning. A sample evaluation form is included in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2025\/06\/Employer-Handbook-final-6-9-23.pdf\">Employer Handbook [PDF].<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section section-xlight profiles-section-wrapper\">\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-heading\" >\n  <div class=\"container-xl\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n               <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-9 small-order-1 medium-order-1\">\n         <h2  class=\"section-heading__heading oho-animate oho-animate-single\">\n          Contact\n        <\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n            \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"profiles-section container-xl \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-3 mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-card  bg-white rounded\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/profile\/tamara-pinkas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_Tamara-Headshot2024_ADJ-e1742934090939-260x260.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid rounded-top\" alt=\"Tamara Pinkas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_Tamara-Headshot2024_ADJ-e1742934090939-260x260.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_Tamara-Headshot2024_ADJ-e1742934090939-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/453\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_Tamara-Headshot2024_ADJ-e1742934090939-460x460.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" data-id=\"14\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0 fs-6 fw-bold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/profile\/tamara-pinkas\/\">Tamara\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPinkas<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\">Internship Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3444,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-69","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3444"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":146,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions\/146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}