COLLEGE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Dear College President,
ProThrowbacks, your number one sports store in Central Luzon offers your college a great opportunity to allow 3-5 students per semester to provide their business internship at our retail stores at nearby Clark.
Why would we offer an Internship Program? We feel based on our nine years of retail business and interviewing thousands of candidates, most lack actual / practical experience that would prepare current students for the real world.
Due to the rise in global competition for a talented and innovative workforce, there are opportunities for your college businesses students to gain a competitive edge. Developing an internship program is an impactful strategy for investing in your business students future successes. A business internship program with ProThrowbacks will provide the answers to your business students for the most challenging issues.
As the owner of ProThrowbacks, I feel my husband's (CEO) educational background at West Virginia University and B.S. Graduate of San Diego State University, practical structured senior level management experience with the U.S. Government, along with two decades of coaching a variety of sports will allow this program to excel to a level that will enable your students the benefits of a true professional.
This proposal will outline the basic fundamentals involved in working with ProThrowbacks on an internship program, and illustrate the benefits for your students.
ProThrowbacks wants to discover future business leaders. With your assistance, we would like to present to your students that are chosen for internship, we will coordinate with you to:
1. Choose the right candidates.
2. Present a handbook for the new interns to help orient them to working in the retail business.
3. Designate a professional mentor for each intern.
4. Structure the internship with a balance of long- and short-term project work and non- time sensitive background or day-to-day work.
5. Offer flex-time to give interns the freedom to plan their schedules on a weekly basis.
6. Offer seminars, sales events, and other professional and personal development activities.
7. Offer interns full-time employment opportunities post graduation
ProThrowbacks Internship Program will:
Includes a "learning plan" that is structured into the experience.
Promote academic, career and/or personal development.
Include learning objectives, observation, reflection, evaluation and assessment.
Provide a balance that allows the intern to learn goals with the specific work the organization needs completed.
Schedule an internship which may range from one month to one year in duration; a typical internship may last three months.
Offer either part-time or full-time.
Be a part of one of our businesses or other applicable educational program and may be carefully monitored and evaluated for academic credit.
ProThrowbacks will structure the internship work and plan for three types of work:
1. Project work: This can be a special analysis or project that will require the intern to use
his/her skills relating to his/her major area of study. This work should be what draws the
applicants to this position to give them experience for his/her future career. This could included accountants: business majors: IT professionals who would love to sell products online or build/update websites; etc.
2. Background work: The interns will keep busy and feel productive with work assigned.
3. Unexpected work on issues that arise during the normal flow of business: Providing interns with a taste of the true nature of business and the wide variety of issues that employees must handle that would be a valuable experience.
Project-Related Interns: Project-related interns may be brought on to lead or assist with specific short-term projects. For example, an intern may be hired to help develop a new product launch marketing campaign, research for procurement, or complete a wall to wall inventory.
ProThrowbacks will offer compensation as others do with similar internship programs from your college.
Benefits of the students doing their onsite internship at ProThrowbacks
ProThrowbacks provides an opportunity for instant communication and feedback from mentors
ProThrowbacks may inspire interns’ commitment to their own future business as they build personal relationships with mentors and customers.
ProThrowbacks will allows for greater personal interaction with the intern and a better understanding of their areas of interest and skills that may help when assigning project tasks.
ProThrowbacks will allow interns greater flexibility in helping with last-minute or immediate tasks.
ProThrowbacks definitely provides experience working in a professional environment.
ProThrowbacks allows for direct contact and more personal interaction with supervisors, mentors, employees, and other interns
ProThrowbacks Orientation
It is very important that interns be warmly welcomed and introduced throughout our organization, just as we welcome a new full-time employee. Not only are interns new to your organization, in many cases, they are new to the professional world of work. We understand that many students will be unfamiliar with the activities, environment and objectives of our organization. Even though your interns may have worked part-time to support their education, these experiences may not have exposed them to similar organizational structures, the need for confidentiality, the importance of teamwork, or the profit-making nature of business. It is the orientation and training of the internship experience that emphasizes these issues and provides information about the organization.
The sooner the intern understands our organization and how it operates, the sooner he or she can assume assigned responsibilities and contribute to the business.
We will provide the following information about our organization and the intern will be answer the following questions:
How we started and why?
What is unique about our product(s) or service(s)?
Who benefits from our product(s) or service(s)?
What are the organization's current objectives?
How may the intern contribute to those objectives?
Are there any special, relevant jargon that should be made known?
What are the specific work standards and procedures?
When will the supervisor/mentors be accessible (days, times, duration) to the intern?
How should they proceed to request questions?
How do the email and telephone systems work?
What are the approved forms for correspondence to the office?
By what safety regulations they must abide?
What periodic forms or reports need to be completed?
Are there security or confidentiality issues of which the intern should be aware?
ProThrowbacks Mentors serve as:
Teachers
o Help the intern learn about the business and its products and services
o Explain projects and processes
Supporters
o Help make the transition to the workplace as easy as possible
o Answer questions or concerns
o Serve as a positive role model
Evaluator's
o Provide constructive feedback to the intern on a regular basis
Due to the nature of an internship, it is imperative that interns are provided with sufficient supervision.
Considerable time investment will be needed, especially on the front end, to plan for and implement necessary training. It also is recommended that the mentor plan ongoing weekly meetings to stay up-to-date with the intern's progress. Interns will provide useful assistance for the organization while also gaining on-the-job training that assists them with their future career search.
ProThrowbacks Evaluating Interns:
An internship can only be a true learning experience if constructive feedback is provided. An effective evaluation will focus on the interns’ initial learning objectives identified at the start of the internship.
Supervisors will take time to evaluate both the student's positive accomplishments and areas for improvement.
Evaluation Throughout the Internship:
Interns will look to their mentors and/or supervisors to help them transition from the classroom to the workplace.
Final Evaluation
As the internship draws to a close, ProThrowbacks will have the intern undergo a final evaluation (exit interview/survey) to provide insight and perceptions about the internship program and activities they were involved in. Mentors will be encouraged to review the internship with the intern before he or she leaves. Final evaluations are helpful when determining the intern’s success within the company for future internships or employment upon graduation. These evaluations should be in the form of a written evaluation.
Evaluating ProThrowbacks Internship Program
ProThrowbacks will ask the interns to evaluate our internship program on a regular basis which will allow more effective communication with students and provide the best opportunities for discovering future business leaders. Evaluations will encourage
improvements, and these developments will continue to keep both the interns and your employees satisfied with the program. The following evaluators should be considered:
Conversion Rate
o An effective internship program may convert at least 1/4 of its interns to employees.
Retention Rate
o Measure how long interns are with your business after they are hired full-time compared with employees hired without a prior internship at your business.
Performance Ratings
o Compare the performance ratings among your employees. If your ratings could be
improved, consider adjusting your intern selection process to meet these unaddressed
areas for improvement.
Student Evaluation
o Periodic surveys and exit interviews can help you to meet students’ internship
expectations and goals. Testimonials can serve as elements for future marketing pieces.
Manager and/or Mentor Evaluation
o Similar to student evaluations, manager and/or mentor evaluations can address how an
internship program can more effectively meet the needs of staff.
ProThrowbacks Orientation Checklist
Review organization and department missions
Explain need-to-know items
Parking and or Jeepnie terminals
Work location
Specific Work Dates/Times
Office Hours/Lunches
Receive Contact Information from the Intern(s)
Computer Use Policy
Equipment Policies
Smoking Policy - NO SMOKING!
Review the internship
Job Description
Expectations
How the Internship Relates to the Company
Review company standards
Performance Standards
Attendance and Punctuality
Conduct in a Retail Environment
General Appearance and Expected Attire
Explain the work process
Job Authority and Responsibility
Tact and Concern
Resources and Secretarial Assistance
Open Door Policy
Two-way Communication
End of Internship Evaluation
Orient the intern to the work area
Notify All Staff of the New Intern
Give a Tour
Introduce the Intern (Name, School, Department, Applicable Projects/Duties)
Make Personal Introductions and Explain Work Relationships
Allow Time for Them to Meet with Their Mentor (If Not Already Done So)
Provide a Security Card (If Required)
ProThrowbacks Manager/Mentor Evaluation Questions
Intern Name: __________________
Store __________________________
Manager's Name:____________________________
Mentor Name: _____________________________
Please answer and provide an explanation for the following:
Was the intern a self-starter, and did he/she take initiative?
Did the intern demonstrate adequate knowledge and skill levels when completing tasks?
Did the intern complete tasks of high quality?
Was the intern able to prioritize and organize tasks?
Did the intern demonstrate teamwork and adequate interaction among others?
How would you rate the intern’s overall performance?
Would you recommend this intern for another internship, or a position after graduation (within the business)?
In closing, we would like to thank you for your consideration and we look forward to meeting you soon. We may be reached at our onsite location at ProThrowbacks, Pure Gold Duty Free Inc. Clarkfield, Recto Highway on Clark. Please feel free to contact us at the form below:
Respectfully,
ORIGINAL SIGNED
Rosen C. Harvison
Sole Proprietor
ProThrowbacks
ProThrowbacks, your number one sports store in Central Luzon offers your college a great opportunity to allow 3-5 students per semester to provide their business internship at our retail stores at nearby Clark.
Why would we offer an Internship Program? We feel based on our nine years of retail business and interviewing thousands of candidates, most lack actual / practical experience that would prepare current students for the real world.
Due to the rise in global competition for a talented and innovative workforce, there are opportunities for your college businesses students to gain a competitive edge. Developing an internship program is an impactful strategy for investing in your business students future successes. A business internship program with ProThrowbacks will provide the answers to your business students for the most challenging issues.
As the owner of ProThrowbacks, I feel my husband's (CEO) educational background at West Virginia University and B.S. Graduate of San Diego State University, practical structured senior level management experience with the U.S. Government, along with two decades of coaching a variety of sports will allow this program to excel to a level that will enable your students the benefits of a true professional.
This proposal will outline the basic fundamentals involved in working with ProThrowbacks on an internship program, and illustrate the benefits for your students.
ProThrowbacks wants to discover future business leaders. With your assistance, we would like to present to your students that are chosen for internship, we will coordinate with you to:
1. Choose the right candidates.
2. Present a handbook for the new interns to help orient them to working in the retail business.
3. Designate a professional mentor for each intern.
4. Structure the internship with a balance of long- and short-term project work and non- time sensitive background or day-to-day work.
5. Offer flex-time to give interns the freedom to plan their schedules on a weekly basis.
6. Offer seminars, sales events, and other professional and personal development activities.
7. Offer interns full-time employment opportunities post graduation
ProThrowbacks Internship Program will:
Includes a "learning plan" that is structured into the experience.
Promote academic, career and/or personal development.
Include learning objectives, observation, reflection, evaluation and assessment.
Provide a balance that allows the intern to learn goals with the specific work the organization needs completed.
Schedule an internship which may range from one month to one year in duration; a typical internship may last three months.
Offer either part-time or full-time.
Be a part of one of our businesses or other applicable educational program and may be carefully monitored and evaluated for academic credit.
ProThrowbacks will structure the internship work and plan for three types of work:
1. Project work: This can be a special analysis or project that will require the intern to use
his/her skills relating to his/her major area of study. This work should be what draws the
applicants to this position to give them experience for his/her future career. This could included accountants: business majors: IT professionals who would love to sell products online or build/update websites; etc.
2. Background work: The interns will keep busy and feel productive with work assigned.
3. Unexpected work on issues that arise during the normal flow of business: Providing interns with a taste of the true nature of business and the wide variety of issues that employees must handle that would be a valuable experience.
Project-Related Interns: Project-related interns may be brought on to lead or assist with specific short-term projects. For example, an intern may be hired to help develop a new product launch marketing campaign, research for procurement, or complete a wall to wall inventory.
ProThrowbacks will offer compensation as others do with similar internship programs from your college.
Benefits of the students doing their onsite internship at ProThrowbacks
ProThrowbacks provides an opportunity for instant communication and feedback from mentors
ProThrowbacks may inspire interns’ commitment to their own future business as they build personal relationships with mentors and customers.
ProThrowbacks will allows for greater personal interaction with the intern and a better understanding of their areas of interest and skills that may help when assigning project tasks.
ProThrowbacks will allow interns greater flexibility in helping with last-minute or immediate tasks.
ProThrowbacks definitely provides experience working in a professional environment.
ProThrowbacks allows for direct contact and more personal interaction with supervisors, mentors, employees, and other interns
ProThrowbacks Orientation
It is very important that interns be warmly welcomed and introduced throughout our organization, just as we welcome a new full-time employee. Not only are interns new to your organization, in many cases, they are new to the professional world of work. We understand that many students will be unfamiliar with the activities, environment and objectives of our organization. Even though your interns may have worked part-time to support their education, these experiences may not have exposed them to similar organizational structures, the need for confidentiality, the importance of teamwork, or the profit-making nature of business. It is the orientation and training of the internship experience that emphasizes these issues and provides information about the organization.
The sooner the intern understands our organization and how it operates, the sooner he or she can assume assigned responsibilities and contribute to the business.
We will provide the following information about our organization and the intern will be answer the following questions:
How we started and why?
What is unique about our product(s) or service(s)?
Who benefits from our product(s) or service(s)?
What are the organization's current objectives?
How may the intern contribute to those objectives?
Are there any special, relevant jargon that should be made known?
What are the specific work standards and procedures?
When will the supervisor/mentors be accessible (days, times, duration) to the intern?
How should they proceed to request questions?
How do the email and telephone systems work?
What are the approved forms for correspondence to the office?
By what safety regulations they must abide?
What periodic forms or reports need to be completed?
Are there security or confidentiality issues of which the intern should be aware?
ProThrowbacks Mentors serve as:
Teachers
o Help the intern learn about the business and its products and services
o Explain projects and processes
Supporters
o Help make the transition to the workplace as easy as possible
o Answer questions or concerns
o Serve as a positive role model
Evaluator's
o Provide constructive feedback to the intern on a regular basis
Due to the nature of an internship, it is imperative that interns are provided with sufficient supervision.
Considerable time investment will be needed, especially on the front end, to plan for and implement necessary training. It also is recommended that the mentor plan ongoing weekly meetings to stay up-to-date with the intern's progress. Interns will provide useful assistance for the organization while also gaining on-the-job training that assists them with their future career search.
ProThrowbacks Evaluating Interns:
An internship can only be a true learning experience if constructive feedback is provided. An effective evaluation will focus on the interns’ initial learning objectives identified at the start of the internship.
Supervisors will take time to evaluate both the student's positive accomplishments and areas for improvement.
Evaluation Throughout the Internship:
Interns will look to their mentors and/or supervisors to help them transition from the classroom to the workplace.
Final Evaluation
As the internship draws to a close, ProThrowbacks will have the intern undergo a final evaluation (exit interview/survey) to provide insight and perceptions about the internship program and activities they were involved in. Mentors will be encouraged to review the internship with the intern before he or she leaves. Final evaluations are helpful when determining the intern’s success within the company for future internships or employment upon graduation. These evaluations should be in the form of a written evaluation.
Evaluating ProThrowbacks Internship Program
ProThrowbacks will ask the interns to evaluate our internship program on a regular basis which will allow more effective communication with students and provide the best opportunities for discovering future business leaders. Evaluations will encourage
improvements, and these developments will continue to keep both the interns and your employees satisfied with the program. The following evaluators should be considered:
Conversion Rate
o An effective internship program may convert at least 1/4 of its interns to employees.
Retention Rate
o Measure how long interns are with your business after they are hired full-time compared with employees hired without a prior internship at your business.
Performance Ratings
o Compare the performance ratings among your employees. If your ratings could be
improved, consider adjusting your intern selection process to meet these unaddressed
areas for improvement.
Student Evaluation
o Periodic surveys and exit interviews can help you to meet students’ internship
expectations and goals. Testimonials can serve as elements for future marketing pieces.
Manager and/or Mentor Evaluation
o Similar to student evaluations, manager and/or mentor evaluations can address how an
internship program can more effectively meet the needs of staff.
ProThrowbacks Orientation Checklist
Review organization and department missions
Explain need-to-know items
Parking and or Jeepnie terminals
Work location
Specific Work Dates/Times
Office Hours/Lunches
Receive Contact Information from the Intern(s)
Computer Use Policy
Equipment Policies
Smoking Policy - NO SMOKING!
Review the internship
Job Description
Expectations
How the Internship Relates to the Company
Review company standards
Performance Standards
Attendance and Punctuality
Conduct in a Retail Environment
General Appearance and Expected Attire
Explain the work process
Job Authority and Responsibility
Tact and Concern
Resources and Secretarial Assistance
Open Door Policy
Two-way Communication
End of Internship Evaluation
Orient the intern to the work area
Notify All Staff of the New Intern
Give a Tour
Introduce the Intern (Name, School, Department, Applicable Projects/Duties)
Make Personal Introductions and Explain Work Relationships
Allow Time for Them to Meet with Their Mentor (If Not Already Done So)
Provide a Security Card (If Required)
ProThrowbacks Manager/Mentor Evaluation Questions
Intern Name: __________________
Store __________________________
Manager's Name:____________________________
Mentor Name: _____________________________
Please answer and provide an explanation for the following:
Was the intern a self-starter, and did he/she take initiative?
Did the intern demonstrate adequate knowledge and skill levels when completing tasks?
Did the intern complete tasks of high quality?
Was the intern able to prioritize and organize tasks?
Did the intern demonstrate teamwork and adequate interaction among others?
How would you rate the intern’s overall performance?
Would you recommend this intern for another internship, or a position after graduation (within the business)?
In closing, we would like to thank you for your consideration and we look forward to meeting you soon. We may be reached at our onsite location at ProThrowbacks, Pure Gold Duty Free Inc. Clarkfield, Recto Highway on Clark. Please feel free to contact us at the form below:
Respectfully,
ORIGINAL SIGNED
Rosen C. Harvison
Sole Proprietor
ProThrowbacks