BIA launches free internship site for employers, students

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Contact: Adrienne Rupp
Business and Industry Association
Office: 603.224.5388 x114
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BIA launches free internship site for employers, students

Partnership with Internships.com allows employers to post and students to search for internships at no cost.

CONCORD, N.H. – Jan. 6, 2014 – The Business and Industry Association, which is New Hampshire’s statewide chamber of commerce and leading business advocate, has launched a free website to connect employers and students looking for internships.

In partnership with Internships.com, the BIA has developed a website that allows employers to post available internships at no cost and students to search the available listings, also at no cost.

The site allows employers to easily post internship opportunities, manage applicants with an intuitive interface, proactively recruit students using an extensive resume database and access exclusive resources to help start a new internship program or optimize their current one.

“It’s no secret that internships are the most effective way for students to gain experience before graduation and an invaluable way for businesses to recruit top student talent while providing an extended evaluation period for prospective, entry-level employees,” said BIA President Jim Roche. “Research shows that seven out of 10 students who have had an internship with an employer are hired by that same employer. Connecting college students with local companies helps educate the next generation of our workforce while keeping the best talent and top businesses in New Hampshire.”

To visit the new website and begin posting or searching for internships, go to http://www.internships.com/group/BIAofNH.

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About the BIA: The Business and Industry Association is New Hampshire’s statewide chamber of commerce and leading business advocate. The BIA represents more than 400 members in a variety of industries, including advanced manufacturing, high technology, professional services, financial services, health care, hospitality and tourism, public utilities, higher education and insurance. Member firms employ 86,000 people throughout the state and contribute $4.5 billion annually to the state’s economy. Through advocacy with state legislators and regulators, the BIA works to promote a healthy business climate and robust economic future for New Hampshire.

The BIA’s 2014 public policy priorities include: preserving the New Hampshire Advantage through  support of fiscally conservative state budgets with a business-friendly regulatory and tax structure; supporting business tax policies that foster economic growth; supporting infrastructure development; supporting efforts to increase the availability and affordability of housing for working people; supporting pro-business labor rules and regulations that consider the rights and responsibilities of workers and management; supporting efforts that enhance outcomes and reduce/slow the growth of total healthcare costs for employers and the state; supporting efforts to develop New Hampshire’s future workforce; working towards mitigating the long- and short-term costs of energy; supporting efforts to reform the state’s telecommunications regulations to ensure fairness and equal competition among all service providers; and supporting environmental policies, legislation and administrative rules that balance economic development with the long-term viability of the state’s natural resources through a collaborative process. For more information about the BIA, visit http://www.biaofnh.com/.

About Internships.com: Internships.com, a division of CareerArc Group, is the world’s largest internship marketplace bringing students, employers and higher education institutions together in one centralized location. Recognized by Forbes as a Top 10 Careers Website, Internships.com provides a wide variety of interactive, world-class tools and services to enable every student, employer and educator to better understand and optimize internship opportunities. For more information, visit http://www.internships.com/ or http://www.careerarcgroup.com/.