A STEM HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP CASE STUDY...TALENT ACQUISITION • How it all started • Business Case • Thermo Fisher Program Overview • What surprised us • Lessons Learned

A STEM HIGH SCHOOL

INTERNSHIP CASE STUDY

HARNESSING TALENT THROUGH

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS:

TALENT ACQUISITIONThermo Fisher – A Mission We Are Proud Of

We enable our customers to make the world

healthier, cleaner and safer.

TALENT ACQUISITION

• How it all started

• Business Case

• Thermo Fisher Program Overview

• What surprised us

• Lessons Learned

• Wrap-Up & Q&A

Our Discussion Today

TALENT ACQUISITIONSTEM High School Interns – A History Lesson

TALENT ACQUISITION

Students have a

fresh perspective

Interns perform a

valuable function by taking on

impactful short-

term projects and

infusing new and

creative ideas

Send ambassadors

back into the

community

Share rich work experiences to help

build the Thermo Fisher brand as a

reputable, sought-after company and

good corporate citizen

On-the-job

Development for

Future Leaders

Providing opportunities

for future leaders to get

mentorship and coaching experience

OUR GOALAttract, develop and convert highly motivated, strong-performing high school interns into future Thermo Fisher Hires

Build our Future

Early Talent Pipeline

Interns allow Thermo

Fisher to build a

strong pipeline of diverse, early talent

feeding future

collegiate internship

roles

*6 to Unmute your Line

& Ask a Question

Why are High School Interns Important?

“RECRUIT ONCE, HIRE MULTIPLE TIMES”

TALENT ACQUISITION

Leader Chats

Professional Development

Site VisitsSTEM

Development

Curriculum Components

TALENT ACQUISITION

• Problem: Blank surface on X-ray fluorescence (XRF) with potential for extra function

STEM Design Challenge

Blank surface

Points of boltingImage: Thermo website

Time

60 minutes Product overview time with

Project Manager to ask

questions

180 minutes Design

30 minutes Present to Project Manager

30 minutes Adjustments to presentation

30 minutes Present to entire Engineering

and R&D Team

TALENT ACQUISITIONSTEM Design Challenge

TALENT ACQUISITION

• Create solution to manage un-shippable PAI analyzers• Deliverable: Created web-based database solution $9,000 cost savings

• Create a program that can automate the Engineering Change Order Process eliminating or reducing manual work involved in the exporting of ECO’s

• Deliverable: Wrote code utilizing Solidworks and Visual Basics solutions

$30,000 cost savings

• Create user interface for Chemwatch Reporter Program• Deliverable: Pulled current data and replace user interface using Java Fx

• Visual Safety Project• Deliverable: Researched and recommended solution to make worksite safer

• Cleanroom Mapping of R&D Labs• Deliverable: 5S’ed site R&D equipment to eliminate waste $15,000 cost

savings

STEM Intern Projects

TALENT ACQUISITIONHigh School Intern Programming

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

August

31 1 2 3 4

7 8 9 10 11

14 15 16 17 18

21 22 23 24 25

28

Orientation

Leader Chat

Government Visit

Professional Development

STEM Development

Project Time

End of Assignment

Presentation

Offsite Activity

TALENT ACQUISITION

• Passion and patience of the management team

• Skill level and aspirations of the high school students

• Financial benefit to the business

• Out of box creative solutions for a mature product line

• Maturity level of students and practiced professionalism in front of senior leadership at C-Suite Level

• End of assignment presentations

• Yearbooks

• Requests from across the business to run this program globally

• Program is in the demand!

What surprised us?

TALENT ACQUISITION

• Requirements and Recruitment

• Onboarding

• Training

Our Lessons Learned

TALENT ACQUISITION

Job Requirements:

• Robust Job Descriptions

• Target Rising Junior, Rising Senior or Graduating Senior with Interest in STEM

• Will work 15-20 Hours/Week

• Length of Employment: 4-6 Weeks

• Pay them!!!

Recruitment:

• Q1 & early Q2: • Identify partner high schools• Partner with High School

Guidance Counselors and Faculty to garner interest

• Conduct Professional Development Seminars with students interested in internship opportunities

• Resume Workshop• Interviewing Skills

Requirements & Recruitment

TALENT ACQUISITION

• You may need a Work Permit (required for minors)

• Background Check:• Parent must sign consent form

• Partner with Background Check Agency

• Partner with Talent Acquisition

• Drug Screen (parental consent required)

• Confidentiality Agreement• Parent must sign for inventions/proprietary information

• Customized forms may be needed

• Workplace Posters• Must be posted in work areas

• Copies distributed to direct managers when minors are present

• Workers Comp Insurance Requirements

• Work with Talent Acquisition on Job Requirements based off your systems setting• Does your system automatically disqualify those under the age of 18?

• Orientation and site safety training

• Check with Legal for any potential pitfalls

Onboarding Considerations

TALENT ACQUISITION

• Facilitate Assignment Manager Training

• Provide requirements that must be communicated to managers• Required lunch and break times

• Minors in a research and manufacturing environment

• Work with and train HR Business Partners

• Facilitate Intern Training• Working in a professional environment

• Professional dress

• Professional communication

• Professional presence

Training Considerations

TALENT ACQUISITION

• Starts at the top!

• High School Intern do deliver results

• Program pays for itself

• Strengthens community relationships

• Fosters younger early talent pipeline development increasing the chance of winning the war on talent

• Recruit once, hire multiple times!

Final Thoughts

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