Intern Programs as a Human Resources Management Tool for the Department of Defense

Download or read book Intern Programs as a Human Resources Management Tool for the Department of Defense written by Susan M. Gates and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2004 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense faces a challenge: how to replace a large number of retiring civilian workers and provide the larger civilian workforce likely to be needed for the impending U.S. military transformation's new force structure. One goal in meeting this challenge is to find effective recruitment methods. The authors offer policy recommendations for DoD intern programs based on interviews with managers of public- and private-sector intern programs, literature reviews, and personnel data analyses.