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We can help you find talent!

Finding the right talent isn’t easy – even for companies spending thousands (or millions) on college recruitment. That’s why our Workforce Development team is determined to close the gap between our students and the nation’s top employers with services and events designed to help you meet and build fruitful relationships with BTC’s next wave of well-trained grads.

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Post Jobs/Internships via Handshake

Blackhawk Technical College uses Handshake as its jobs and internships platform. This online recruitment tool makes it easy to share job/internship opportunities with students and alumni from all 16 Wisconsin technical colleges, including BTC, all at once.

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Internship Development

Is your organization interested in developing an internship? Please contact our Internship Specialist for an individualized consultation regarding your employment needs.

While you can offer an internship anytime throughout the year, ideal recruitment timeframes include:

Fall Internships (September-December): Recruit April through August
Spring Internships (January-May): Recruit September through December
Summer Internships (June-August): Recruit January through May

Internship program benefits include: finding future employees, test-driving talent, enhancing perspectives (interns bring fresh ideas and new talent), and contributing to developing a skilled workforce.

Employers can get involved in a variety of ways including: hosting a student intern, joining an advisory committee, holding on-campus interviews, sponsoring a company tour, setting up information tours, etc.

Micro-Internships

Host a Micro-Internship?

Regardless of your role, industry, or organization size, students and alumni from Blackhawk Technical College can help. If you want to expand your recruiting pool to access diverse talent with 21st-century skills and the grit to succeed, Micro-Internships make it easy. If you want to improve the effectiveness of your hiring efforts and lower the costs (and risks) associated with onboarding, no problem. If you just need some immediate help on projects because you or your team is overloaded, we’ve got you covered.

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Job Shadowing

Give students the chance to observe your business in action with job shadowing. We’ll help you arrange a temporary, unpaid shadowing experience that exposes interested students to “a day in the life” of your industry’s leading occupations and helps you promote your organization’s culture, mission and opportunities.

On-Campus Interviews

Nothing complements a resume like a handshake. Starting your recruitment efforts on the BTC campus is easy. We’ll help you meet and greet students in the way that works best for you, from reserving a table in our busy commons area to setting up a quiet conversation space for one-on-one interviews.

Career Fairs

Each year, Blackhawk career fairs host more than 75 employers and draw hundreds of students and area job seekers. Our Workforce Development team can help you register for the event and provide the information you need to plan and promote your recruitment space effectively.

Community Recruitment Resources

CareerCruising.com helps employers offer K-12 students career-focused experiences that include job shadowing, speaking engagements, tours and more.

JobCenterOfWisconsin.com provides a full array of employment and training-related services for workers, youth and businesses.

JobsInRockCounty.com is an online talent recruitment and career matchmaking tool serving the employers and communities of Rock County and South Central Wisconsin.

InspireRockCounty.org is a web-based career prep platform that works to bring together Rock County students, educators and area businesses.