Z University Introduces Free Online Tool for Businesses to Evaluate the Need for Interns

Internship value-feasibility assessment enables employers and career services to qualify ‘host sites.’

Newtown, PA (PRWeb) November 21, 2006 -- Z University.org (ZU), an innovative workforce readiness company, recently launched a free online assessment tool to help businesses determine whether an internship program is right for them. It also helps career services professionals to qualify employer “site sponsors” as viable for students to intern.

Internship programs create real value for all involved, including for employers to greatly increase productivity if they manage student interns the right way

The Internship Program Value-Feasibility Assessment, which is accessible via the ZUniversity.org homepage at internship program best practices, value propositions, viability requirements, and insights drawn from Z University’s unique experience and innovative endeavors.

“Internship programs create real value for all involved, including for employers to greatly increase productivity if they manage student interns the right way,” says Matthew Zinman, president of Z University.org. “We developed this online tool to help companies and non-profit organizations to assess their readiness to have interns and to educate them about the tremendous potential involved.”

Once respondents complete the Value-Feasibility Assessment, they submit their answers for computation and can view their value and feasibility scores immediately. The results may then be compared with each scoring table, which have four levels ranging from minimal to high value and unlikely to highly feasible. The assessment is designed to provide a benchmark reference and is subject to range of variables.

For example, a low feasibility score may reflect that an employer has limited structure in place to manage an internship effectively. However, this may not factor in the benefits of procuring resources, such as ZU’s Intern Toolkit™, that make internship programs more valuable to manage effectively.

Z University.org does more than educate employers; it enables them to make their internship programs most productive and valuable. ZU developed Intern Toolkit™ as a complete resource to manage internship programs most easily and effectively. Nearly 60 informative components provide everything needed to recruit, manage, train, and - eventually - hire today's top college talent. It features seven modules: Program Planning; Recruitment; Screening and Hiring; Orientation; Work Management; Performance Measurement; and, Skills Development. It is available for purchase online at www.InternToolkit.com. The contents are organized in a tabbed spiral binder and provided on a CD-ROM so users can adapt and make its many tools their own.

Zinman adds, “Many businesses overlook the substantial value that interns can contribute to their bottom line. Even the smallest company can make a program successful with the right tools. However, these businesses also lack the personnel and other resources to structure an internship program the right way. We’ve developed Intern Toolkit to remove that barrier and give employers everything they need to do it right. We are trying to encourage both businesses and students to open the world of opportunity that internships create. We ultimately seek to improve the quality of programs for the students to gain the best practical experience so they may succeed all the more when they enter the workforce and beyond.”

In addition to developing Intern Toolkit and complementary resources, Z University.org is pursuing a number of other initiatives to fulfill its core mission: providing internship program training and consulting services; creating proprietary internship program diagnostic tools; formalizing a mentoring curriculum for students and professionals alike; developing specialized training programs for entry-level workers; establishing a non-profit institute to conduct education campaigns and market research; award scholarships to non-paid interns; and subsidize ZU products and services to charitable organizations.

ABOUT Z UNIVERSITY

Z University.org (ZU) is an innovative workforce readiness company dedicated to make internship programs a powerful solution to close the gaps of knowledge and experience that exist between school and work. For more information about Z University.org and Intern Toolkit, go to www.ZUniversity.org

MEDIA CONTACT

To interview Matthew Zinman, President and Founder:

Email:   NewsInquiry(at)ZUniversity.org
Call:   1-877-ZU2GROW (1-877-982-4769)

This press release was distributed through eMediawire by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: www.HRmarketer.com) on behalf of the company listed above.

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