Watch: Making It Work: Intern Opportunities The panel discussion took place on Thursday, March 18 at 1:00 p.m. Share Making It Work is a live, interactive online series that brings together business leaders who are finding new ways to retain and generate revenue. Internships provide a vital way for students to get hands-on experience in a career field; for many businesses, they provide a pipeline for new hires. How can your business participate? How do you set up an intern program? Do you have to offer pay? Two programs are expanding to help businesses recruit and host interns. Maine Career Compass has matched 2,000 students with 80 employers and continues to grow, despite pandemic restrictions, and the University of Southern Maine is expanding internship opportunities under its Career and Employment Hub.