Haskell, headquartered in Jacksonville, is a company that combines architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) expertise to deliver performance-driven facilities from concept to ribbon-cutting.
Haskell’s internship programs encompass secondary and post-secondary students. Executive leadership is fully supportive, understanding the integral part the programs play in their talent pipeline.
The high school program began in 2018 with six high schoolers for a six-week program. In 2023, Haskell hosted 14 students, and hopes to continue increasing its cohort size in the years to come. This internship program is an opportunity for students to job shadow, access Haskell University professional development training, work on design/build proposals, visit project sites, and more. Recruitment, interviews, and selection takes place during March and April, with paperwork completion during May for a program launch in June.
Haskell provides paid internship opportunities for students in two-year and four-year programs. For students in a two-year program, the internship length is determined based on the students’ needs, which is discovered during the interview process. Opportunities have been as short as three weeks or a full year, with students’ majors and mentor availability considered.
Students in four-year degree-seeking programs are placed onto active projects and are immediately paired with a hiring manager and mentor. Students undergo an onboarding and orientation process that further connects them with fellow interns and Haskell staff. During the summer, there are five virtual professional development workshops for students, with some led by executive leadership. The experience culminates at a two-day “Intern Summit” at the Jacksonville headquarters, gathering interns for an ice cream social, reception, service project, team building event, and more. A particular feature of this summit is the Intern Pitch, which involves teams of students presenting an idea to benefit the company to judges for the possibility of a monetary award.
Haskell employees feel that interns bring a unique energy to the office. Interns are considered an investment for the company, and it is a program that brings new hires. Within the collegiate internship program, there is about a 90% conversion rate of interns returning for an additional internship opportunity or transitioning to a full-time hire.
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