The Importance of Internships & How it
Helps Firms with Employee Retention
Internships can last from 4 – 12
weeks and tend to take place
at the end of first and second
years at University. They offer an
opportunity for undergraduates
to gain experience, apply
their degree subjects and
build networks with business
professionals.
Previously, graduating with a
2:1 degree was seen as a good
result and employers accepted
this when students applied for
graduate schemes. However
recruiters are now looking for
students who have gone that
extra mile and gained experience
whilst at University.
Greg Thompson
@Greg_LThompson
At Aberdeen AM their internship
programme is a fundamental
part of ensuring ROI, 100%
of graduates come through
internships at the organisation
or are existing employees. This
demonstrates the importance
In the latest edition of AGR’s
of internships and how they can
graduate recruiter magazine,
make the difference when trying
Aberdeen Asset Management
to get on the career ladder after
spoke about their graduate
University. As it stands, Aberdeen
retention and ROI, saying that a
low staff turnover is important so AM have a 85% retention rate for
that there are experienced people staff that began as graduates. This
percentage figure demonstrates
to offer advice and guidance to
the real ROI of their programmes.
new starters.