INTERNS
Start your internship search in the fall
since companies report that November
is the most prevalent month for filling
and completing offers for internship
positions.
Plan for a full summer internship;
interns worked an average of 40 hours
per week, with the majority of
companies offering a 12 week internship.
Unless you have multiple offers,
trying to negotiate your pay as an intern
probably isn’t worth it. More than 70%
of companies said intern pay rates are
not negotiable.
Think about how skills learned in
your internship can transfer to another
company or position. Nearly 80% of
companies extended a full-time position
for the following year to at least one
eligible intern. Almost 10% of
companies did not have any full-time
positions available.
NEW GRADS
How are your grades? Companies were
asked as part of the hiring process, if
new graduate applicant’s GPAs were
evaluated. Forty-two percent said “yes”
and close to half said they were
sometimes evaluated.
In contrast to internships, nearly 90%
of companies said pay rates for new
grad hires were negotiable. It’s more
than just salary. The benefits most
commonly offered to new grad
employees were health insurance,
training/development, retirement
savings and bonus/incentive/
commission. Other notable benefits
were wellness programs, relocation, cell
phones and education reimbursement,
all reported by more than 50% of
participating companies.
The most new grads were hired into
production/operations roles, followed
by sales and financing/analyst roles.
AgCareers.com conducted
the
Intern and New Grad Hiring and Compensation
Survey to document trends and practices for internship programs and
new graduate recruitment in the ag industry. Companies across a variety of agricultural sectors
shared their information with AgCareers.com. Here are some highlights to help you know what to expect when you are
searching for an internship or your first job.
Information compiled by Bonnie Johnson, AgCareers.comMarketing Associate
INTERNS & NEW GRADS:
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?
Sales
57.1%
Marketing
54.8%
Production/
Operations
66.7%
Engineering
23.8%
Finance
47.6%
Research
21.4%
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Human
Resources
21.4%
Customer
Service
16.7%
MAKE SURE TO GET ENGAGED WITH WHAT IS
HAPPENING ON-CAMPUS:
Companies say that collegiate recruiting and career fairs are a
crucial way they reach and attract students to their organization.
Sometimes
46.2%
Yes
42.3%
No
11.5%
Interns Hired by Business Area
Do Companies Evaluate Applicants’ GPAs?
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