New Best Practices Guide: Converting Interns to Full-Time Hires

In today’s competitive job market, attracting and retaining top talent is more challenging than ever. Geoprofessional firms invest significant time and resources into recruitment, onboarding, training, and mentoring—yet may still struggle to secure long-term employees. The key to building a strong workforce? A well-structured internship program.

To help firms optimize their approach, GBA has released a new Best Practices guide: Converting Interns to Full-Time Hires. This resource provides practical, field-tested strategies for creating or improving internship programs that lead to long-term hires.

Internship programs are a proven pipeline for full-time talent. But without a clear strategy, firms risk losing promising interns. This Best Practices guide outlines:

• Six essential steps to increase intern-to-hire success
• Key strategies for program development and implementation
• Insights from industry leaders on what works—and what doesn’t

By following these best practices, geoprofessional firms can improve their ability to convert interns into valuable full-time employees, strengthening their workforce for years to come.

Those responsible for talent acquisition and retention at geoprofessional firms will also want to download the related resources Establishing an Internship Program in Your Firm and Interviewing – the Right Way!

These publications are part of GBA’s ongoing effort to provide actionable business guidance to geoprofessionals through Best Practices – a combination of great ideas and proven actions from GBA members.

Other GBA Best Practices include:

• Professional-Liability Insurance Basics
• Initial Curing of Concrete Test Specimens: Who is Responsible for What?
• Change Order Management
• Straight Talk About Profitability

GBA Best Practices are free for GBA members.