MDDC Survey: Internships

MDDC members have various practices concerning interns. Some publications are moving away from using unpaid interns, or using interns in limited capacities. Please share what your publication's practices.

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* 1. How do you use interns in your organization? (Check as many options that apply.)

Unpaid interns in summer

Unpaid interns throughout the school year

MDDC intern when available

Paid interns in summer

Paid interns throughout the school year

Unpaid interns for academic credit in summer

Unpaid interns for academic credit throughout the school year

We do not use interns of any type

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What type of work do the interns perform?

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* 3. How do you find and select interns?

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* 4. How many interns does your organization use in a representative year?

1-2

3-4

5 or more

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* 5. Will that number change in 2015? If so, why?

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* 6. Has the Department of Labor's fact sheet on internship (from April 2010) changed any aspects of your internship program?

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* 7. Thank you for completing the survey. Please share your publication - we will not share this information in the public results.

Publication:

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* 1. How do you use interns in your organization? (Check as many options that apply.)

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* 2. What type of work do the interns perform?

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* 3. How do you find and select interns?

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* 4. How many interns does your organization use in a representative year?

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* 5. Will that number change in 2015? If so, why?

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* 6. Has the Department of Labor's fact sheet on internship (from April 2010) changed any aspects of your internship program?

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* 7. Thank you for completing the survey. Please share your publication - we will not share this information in the public results.

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* 8. Are there issues on which you would like to poll MDDC members? Let us know below.