Benefits of Hiring an Intern

LPO Industry is one of the fastest emerging outsourcing phenomenons in India. The industry is already witnessing growth in multiple of hundred, annually. However, along with this exponential growth, the Indian LPO industry is also suffering with a number of HR challenges. One of these challenges is attracting skilled and competent Lawyers who are willing to make their <a onClick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href="http://www.kpoplacements.com/">career in LPO industry</a>. Moreover, <a onClick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href="http://www.kpoplacements.com/">LPO Companies</a> particularly start-ups having lower recruitment budget are required to operate in a more strategic manner to increase overall productivity and meet their annual targets. One of the solutions to overcome these challenges is to hire legal interns for their work which does need lawyering skill set at basic level. Hiring interns can not only increase Company’s overall productivity, but can also result in achieving several other business benefits including:

<b>Work Related Benefits</b>
<ul><li>Companies can hire well prepared employees for short period of times to support their full time employees. This provides senior employees an opportunity to pursue projects which are of greater importance to the companies.</li>
<li>At times, the nature of work may not require allocation of a full-time employee, however may need similar level of intellect. In such cases, hiring an intern with suitable skills can result in desired output.</li> </ul>

<b>Recruitment Related Benefits</b>   
<ul><li>Providing internship can help companies to capture extensive evidence of skills and competencies of students from top law schools in India. It gives an opportunity to both employer and employee to obtain and build an in-depth understanding of each other.</li>
<li>For companies with limited recruitment budgets, internship program can work as an ideal opportunity to train and groom an employee for the future. This can help companies achieve the purpose of hiring an intern by having a fully trained employee who is well versed with their Companies and is readily available to work. </li></ul>

<b>Business Related Benefits</b>
<ul><li>In some cases employers are looking to build partnerships with the Universities, Schools, and Colleges to increase recruitment effectiveness or to avail other business objectives such as research collaboration in a specific area. Here, offering internship opportunities can help companies to extend their partnerships with such educational institutions.</li>
<li>Hired interns also require full time management by senior employees. Companies can allocate such management opportunities to employees who only have developing skills in this area. Giving a young or budding manager the responsibility of an intern can provide for great learning with minimal risk to the companies. </li></ul>

Companies can achieve several other benefits by hiring interns including educating young graduates about new industry, area, or field, building employer brand, and acquiring the status of statesmanship by addressing the issues related to skills shortage in the industry. Clearly, internship can work as a viable solution to a number of HR challenges in the LPO industry.