Internships and the state government human resources crisis

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-7-2006

Abstract

State governments face massive retirements over the next few years. Since internships have been a significant source of bright new blood, we examine what all fifty states are doing with internships. Some exemplary programs were found, but the typical state intern program serves only a few unpaid students, supervisors receive no special training, and no tracking is done to see whether interns stay in state service or what their contributions are. While many states blame stringencies, the budgets involved are comparatively modest and potential benefits significant. We propose an action agenda for state governments and the public administration community.

Publication Title

International Journal of Public Administration

First Page Number

701

Last Page Number

717

DOI

10.1080/01900690600740135

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