It’s National Intern Day, a holiday observed on the last Thursday of July each year! Created by WayUp, this day is dedicated to recognizing and appreciating the valuable contributions of interns everywhere, highlighting the crucial role internships play in career development.
NES is invested in creating opportunities for young adults interested in careers in the utility industry. NES offers summer and one-year internships across several departments, including Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology and Legal.
Another way NES showcases its dedication to internships is through its Operations Internship program. The Operations Internship Program is focused on both skilled crafts of Electrician Apprentice and Lineman Apprentice. The program begins with a two-week detailed focus on safety including first-aid, CPR, AED, protective equipment, fire retardant clothing, job site hazard awareness, lifting techniques, forklift awareness, hazardous communication, emergency rescues, job site visits and a respirator fit-test. Each intern then rotates with work crews in the organization to learn level-appropriate functions of overhead and underground aspects of the job, including knowledge and use of tools and equipment. NES recently graduated 10 students from its Operations Internship Program, in which at least 80% of interns are offered full-time employment after the program’s completion.
Through internships, NES is creating a career pipeline for Metro Nashville Public Students (MNPS) who are interested in working in the utility industry. Internships help strengthen our economy by developing a highly skilled workforce to meet industry needs and creating pathways for career seekers to catapult them into in-demand jobs.
The utility also finds its interns at in-person recruiting events and career fairs and offers peer mentoring opportunities to all interns enrolled in the program. NES interns are offered virtual and in-person learning opportunities, commuter benefits and volunteer opportunities.
Happy National Intern Day to interns all over the world!
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