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JACKSONVILLE- Several local corporations are investing in their future workforce through an internship program that binds college-aged students and companies for at least two years.
Inroads, a national program formed in the 1970s, recruits minorities for internships at sponsoring corporations. Students are chosen based on their gradepoint average, standardized test scores, interviews and chosen career fields. Students then commit to a paid internship for two summers at their chosen company.
"It gives a company the opportunity to be involved and develop talented students," said Michael Elem, managing director of the Jacksonville office of Inroads. "The companies get a lot out of the deal; they develop those students and when the students complete the program, they are ready to take a place in that company"
Nationwide, there are 6,310 interns, more than 13,000 alumni and 900 corporate clients, including Lockheed Martin Corp., PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Pfizer Inc., The Boeing Co. and Target Corp.
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