These are some of the typical scenarios you would have faced with the candidates after you had finally selected them to join your company as an intern

• – The absconding one - The intern would not pick up calls or respond to emails – absconded!
• –  Day one debacle – The intern would not turn up on day one – just when you had planned things for him
• –  The disappearing one – The intern comes to work for a few days and realizes that it is not his/her cup of cake and disappears
• –  The wrong one – The intern is not committed or needs a lot of hand-holding to get his/her work done

How do you address this? – Include the 10 hour task test in your intern recruitment process!

The 10 hour task test is a simple solution that has worked brilliantly for us as well as many of our clients whom we have interacted with. Here is what you do:

• 1. With minimal effort, Shortlist 5-6 guys candidates who you think may fit into the internship role
• 2. Give them all a task which they can finish from home – typically a task relevant to the internship role which takes them about 10 hours to finish and give them a 1 week deadline
• 3. The ones who finish task reasonably well in one week are the ones you SELECT!
• 4. You should even consider interviewing the candidates (if you want to) ONLY after this step

The 10 hour task test is a great way for you to find interns who are capable and committed. Best part is, the ones who pass this test are more likely to be a potential candidate for a full-time role in your company!