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NACE Internship Series 2025

• Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 - Tuesday, April 22, 2025
• Time: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
• Location: Online
• Fee: $149 (member); $219 (nonmember);

• Employers and early talent recruiters, don’t miss this! Join us for NACE’s three-part Internship Series, where experts and practitioners will share data-driven insights, best practices, and strategic recruiting approaches to enhance your internship programs. Each session will provide key takeaways to help you design, implement, and refine internships that drive engagement, skill development, and long-term success. Attendees will gain valuable insights from the 2025 NACE Internship & Co-op Survey, learn how to foster meaningful connections with interns, and explore strategies for establishing and measuring recruiting goals, while integrating skills-based hiring to enhance their recruiting efforts. Don’t miss this opportunity to optimize your internship programs and stay ahead in the evolving talent landscape!

• Summary

  NACE's Internship Series brings together experts and practitioners to explore strategies for creating impactful and successful internship programs. The sessions will provide attendees with insights from the 2025 NACE Internship & Co-op Survey, actionable frameworks for program design, and forward-looking recruiting strategies. By the end of the summit, participants will: 

  • Leverage data and insights that can be used to improve their internship programs. 
  • Learn strategies to build meaningful connections with interns to drive engagement and long-term success. 
  • Explore best practices for establishing and measuring internship recruiting goals. 

   

  April 8 | 1-2PM ET  

  Session 1: Trends and Takeaways from the NACE Intern & Co-op Survey

  Presenters: Shawn VanDerziel, President CEO, NACE ; Joshua Kahn, Associate Director of Research and Public Policy, NACE

  This session will summarize key points from the 2025 NACE Internship & Co-Op Survey. Using the NACE Internship & Co-op Survey Dashboard, the presenters will explore data such as hiring projections for the 2024-25 programs and benchmarks from the 2023-24 programs. The presenters will discuss industry trends in conversion rates, wages, retention, and relocation assistance. These insights will help employers understand how to shape effective internship programs. 

  Following this program, you will be able to: 

  • Understand key takeaways from the survey results to inform your decision-making about internship recruitment and programming; 
  • Benchmark the effectiveness of your organization’s program with the key findings presented; 
  • Communicate key insights to your leadership. 

   

  April 16 | 1-2PM ET  

  Session 2: Internship Strategy: A Blueprint for Success 

  Presenters: Maura Quinn, VP, Early Career, DEI & Talent Acq. Programs, Liberty Mutual Insurance; Simon Kho, VP, Head of Campus Recruiting, Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.

  This session will build on this foundation, offering actionable strategies and best practices for designing impactful internship programs and orientations. The goal is to help attendees create programs that foster intern engagement, skill development, and long-term organizational success. 

  We’re especially excited to explore how meaningful communication with interns—before, during, and after their program—can enhance engagement, support professional growth, and drive stronger outcomes for interns and organizations. 

  • Develop internship programs and orientations that enhance engagement, skill development, and long-term success. 
  • Implement best practices to foster meaningful connections with interns before, during, and after their program. 
  • Enhance professional growth opportunities for interns through structured support and mentorship. 
  • Apply strategies to improve retention, performance, and overall impact of internship programs. 

   

  April 22 | 1-2PM ET  

  Session 3:  Internship Programs: Operationalizing the Strategy 

  Presenters: Seldric Blocker, Corporate VP, New York Life Insurance Company; Melissa Burns, TA Early Career & Strategic Relationship Manager, Jackson National Life Insurance Company; Carolinne Ogura, Strategic Support Manager-Early Career Development, Jackson National Life Insurance Company

  This session will focus on internship recruiting plans for the year ahead and will cover critical topics such as: types of internship programs and the evolution of internship programs, establishing and measuring internship recruiting goals as a part of the long-term internship recruitment strategy, and incorporating skills-based hiring into your recruitment and development strategy.

  • Identify different types of internship programs and understand how they are evolving. 
  • Establish and measure internship recruiting goals to align with long-term talent strategies. 
  • Integrate skills-based hiring into internship recruitment and development efforts. 
  • Optimize internship recruiting plans to attract and develop top talent. 

• Event Details

  Registration includes three-month, post-event access to the webinar archive.

  To view the presentation, supplemental materials, attendee list, your receipt, and your confirmation, use the "I’d Like To" option next to the NACE Internship Series 2025 listing in MyNACE > Events. Remember to download your copy of the presentation deck (available one to two days prior to the webinar). A video archive will be available there as well within five (5) business days of the webinar's completion.

  To see the NACE cancellation policy, please visit our FAQ page.

• Format

  This purchase includes 3 webinars.  During the one-hour webinars, the presenter will deliver a synchronized audio and PowerPoint presentation. Participants will have time for live Q&A throughout the program and may be asked to contribute opinions or feedback via live chat, virtual polling, and other mechanisms.

  
  
  

• Presenters

  

  Shawn VanDerziel, President & Chief Executive Officer, NACE

  As president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Colleges and Employers, Shawn VanDerziel leads the association of 18,000 college career services professionals, university relations and recruiting professionals, and business solution providers that serve the community. As a leading voice on the employment of the college educated and advocate for equitable outcomes for all students, VanDerziel is featured regularly as an industry expert and is a sought-after speaker on a range of topics, including internships, hiring, career readiness, and trends in the workforce and college job market. Prior to joining the NACE staff, VanDerziel was with the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago for 23 years, where he most recently served as chief human resources officer and as chief of staff. His earlier roles included corporate recruiting with Norrell Corporation and a position in higher education as associate director of student enrollment at National Louis University.

  

  Joshua Kahn, Associate Director of Research and Public Policy, NACE

  Josh Kahn, Ph.D., is the associate director of research and public policy at the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). He earned his doctorate in educational leadership with an emphasis on quantitative research methods from the University of Oregon in 2018. His interests include using a wide-range of measurement and assessment techniques, strengthening systems and routines to enhance outcomes, and weaving together multiple sources of data to make informed decisions. At NACE, Dr. Kahn helps run the research department by developing and administering surveys, analyzing data, and disseminating results to the membership and the press. Prior to earning his Ph.D., Dr. Kahn was a special education teacher in Eugene, Oregon, and the Bronx, New York.

  

  Maura Quinn, VP, Early Talent Acquisition & Engagement Programs, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

  Maura Quinn leads early career, DEI, and talent acquisition programs at Liberty Mutual. She has dedicated her career to designing, implementing, and continuously innovating recruiting initiatives and executing on best-in-class customer service to better attract, engage, and hire talent from all backgrounds for internships and entry-level positions. Her commitment to social, cultural, and economic equity in the workplace allowed her to expand her DEI responsibilities enterprise-wide to help source and attract talent at all levels across the enterprise. She began this career journey with Liberty Mutual 22 years ago as a new college graduate. Quinn graduated from Boston College with a bachelor's degree in human resources management and marketing. As an 18-year member of NACE, she has held several committee positions and co-chair assignments, including Board member, employer director from 2019-2021. In 2016, she was the recipient of the NACE/Direct Employer’s Catalyst Award, and in 2023, she received the RippleMatch Exceptional Leader Award, Enterprise Early Career Program.

  

  Simon Kho, VP, Early Careers Recruitng & Dev, Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.

  Simon Kho is vice president and head of campus recruiting at Raymond James Financial. He leads the team responsible for expanding the attraction, engagement, recruitment, and advancement of university students through diversity pipeline programs, summer internships, and new hire development programs. He has led talent management and acquisition functions, domestically and internationally, across many industries, including professional services, fintech, energy, investment banking, leadership consulting, and financial advisory. Kho has also worked in higher education administration at both private and public universities prior to moving into corporate human capital roles. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston College and a master’s degree from Fordham University.

  

  Seldric Blocker, Corporate Vice President, New York Life Insurance Company

  With more than 20 years in corporate America, J. Seldric Blocker has led campus recruiting efforts for multiple Fortune 100 companies, hiring thousands of college students for internships and full-time roles. He is a recognized thought leader, frequently featured on national platforms as a panelist and facilitator. Blocker is the corporate vice president, head of programmatic recruitment at New York Life Insurance Company, overseeing early career recruitment, diversity hiring, and internal mobility. He previously held campus recruiting roles at J.P. Morgan, NBCUniversal, Bank of America, Lowe’s, and Wachovia (Wells Fargo). A dedicated NACE leader, Blocker is the Board vice chair, chair of the Finance & Audit Committee, and Board advisor for the NACE HBCU Affinity Group. He has played a key role in the inaugural NACE HBCU Summit, served on multiple committees, and led numerous NACE webinars and conference sessions. A Clemson University graduate, he earned his master’s in human resource management from Cornell University. Originally from Columbia, SC, he now resides in Harlem, NYC.

  

  Carolinne Ogura, Strategic Support Manager-Early Career Development, Jackson National Life Insurance Company

  Having worked in early career recruitment and development for over six years, Carolinne is a fierce advocate of NACE and the work done by the organization. She has created, developed, and managed early career programs of various sizes, from 30 associates to 900 associates. These programs expand across various companies, from non-profits, to not-for-profit financial institutions, to Fortune 500 corporations. Carolinne is also an active NACE member, currently serving as co-chair of the 2025 NACE Conference Planning Committee.

  

  Melissa Burns, TA Early Career & Strategic Relationship Manager, Jackson National Life Insurance Company

• Career Level: Basic-, intermediate-, and advanced-level university relations and recruiting professionals

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