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Employer Internship Program Evaluation Survey

Collects structured employer feedback on intern performance, program structure, supervision investment, and organizational outcomes to guide internship program improvements.

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25 questions · ~11 min
Q01
Message

Welcome to the Employer Internship Program Evaluation. This survey asks about internships your organization hosted in the past 12 months. Your responses will help improve future internship programs. • Participation is voluntary—you may stop at any time. • There are no right or wrong answers; we value your honest perspective. • All responses are confidential and will be reported in aggregate only. • Estimated completion time: 8–10 minutes. By continuing, you consent to participate.

Q02
Multiple Choice

Did your organization host at least one intern in the past 12 months?

  • Yes
  • No
Q03
Dropdown

How many interns did your organization host in the past 12 months?

  • 1
  • 2–3
  • 4–6
  • 7–10
  • 11–20
  • More than 20
Q04
Rating Scale

Overall, how would you rate the performance of your intern(s)?

Range: 1 – 5
Min:PoorMax:Excellent
Q05
Dropdown

On average, how many hours per week did your team spend supervising each intern?

  • Less than 1 hour
  • 1–2 hours
  • 3–5 hours
  • 6–10 hours
  • 11–15 hours
  • More than 15 hours
Q06
Multiple Choice

Did any of your intern(s) receive a return offer?

  • Yes, full-time offer
  • Yes, extended internship
  • No
  • Not applicable
Q07
AI Interview

Based on your responses in this survey, please share your thoughts on how the internship program could be improved. Feel free to discuss any skill gaps you observed, structural changes you would recommend, or anything else you think is relevant.

Q08
Dropdown

What is your organization's primary industry?

  • Technology
  • Professional services
  • Manufacturing
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Nonprofit
  • Government
  • Finance/Insurance
  • Retail
  • Other
Q09
Dropdown

How many years of experience do you have supervising interns?

  • Less than 1 year
  • 1–2 years
  • 3–5 years
  • 6–10 years
  • More than 10 years
Q10
Message

Thank you for completing this survey. Your feedback is valuable and will be used to improve future internship programs.

Q11
Dropdown

What is your role in relation to the internship program?

  • Direct supervisor
  • Team lead/Manager
  • HR/Recruiting
  • Program coordinator
  • Executive
  • Other
Q12
Dropdown

What was the typical duration of an internship at your organization?

  • Less than 4 weeks
  • 4–6 weeks
  • 7–10 weeks
  • 11–14 weeks
  • 15–26 weeks
  • More than 26 weeks
Q13
Opinion Scale

How would you rate your intern(s) on technical and job-specific skills?

Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very poorMax:Outstanding
Q14
Multiple Choice

Which of the following program elements did you use with interns? Select all that apply.

  • Orientation session
  • Assigned mentor
  • Training workshops
  • Regular check-ins
  • Midpoint review
  • Final presentation
  • Social/networking events
  • Written performance evaluation
  • Other
Q15
Opinion Scale

Overall, what was the impact of the internship program on your organization?

Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very negativeMax:Very positive
Q16
Dropdown

Approximately how many employees does your organization have?

  • 1–10
  • 11–50
  • 51–200
  • 201–500
  • 501–1,000
  • 1,001–5,000
  • 5,001+
Q17
Multiple Choice

Which work arrangements did your interns use? Select all that apply.

  • In-person
  • Remote
  • Hybrid
  • Varied by intern
  • Other
Q18
Opinion Scale

How would you rate your intern(s) on communication skills?

Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very poorMax:Outstanding
Q19
Ranking

Please rank the following activities by how much time your interns typically spent on each, from most time to least time.

  1. Project/assignment work
  2. Training and skill development
  3. Meetings and collaboration
  4. Shadowing and observation
  5. Administrative tasks
  6. Networking and social activities
Drag to rank
Q20
Opinion Scale

How likely is your organization to host interns again in the next 12 months?

Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very unlikelyMax:Very likely
Q21
Dropdown

Where is your organization primarily located?

  • United States
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
  • European Union
  • India
  • Australia/New Zealand
  • Other
Q22
Opinion Scale

How would you rate your intern(s) on initiative and self-direction?

Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very poorMax:Outstanding
Q23
Dropdown

Which best describes your organization type?

  • Private company
  • Public company
  • Startup
  • Nonprofit
  • Government
  • Other
Q24
Opinion Scale

How would you rate your intern(s) on professionalism and reliability?

Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very poorMax:Outstanding
Q25
Opinion Scale

How prepared were the intern(s) for their assigned tasks at the start of the internship?

Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Not at all preparedMax:Very well prepared

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

How it compares

We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.

Why this template

  • Combines structured employer inputs (program duration, work arrangement, supervision hours, program elements) with multi-dimensional intern performance ratings across technical skill, communication, initiative, and professionalism
  • Includes an AI follow-up interview that asks tailored questions based on the employer's own earlier answers, rather than relying only on static open-text boxes
  • Captures organizational outcomes directly tied to program ROI, such as return offers, overall program impact, and likelihood to host interns again
  • Segments respondents by industry, organization size, location, and supervisor experience, enabling benchmarking that a single generic form can't support

Jotform

Bible College Camp Internship Evaluation Form Template

This is a static, fielding-ready form built for a very specific use case: evaluating camp-ministry interns at a Bible college, not general corporate internship programs. It's a good example of Jotform's drag-and-drop form builder but the content (fields, tone, scope) would need heavy rework for an employer-side business evaluation.

What it does well

  • Ready-to-use drag-and-drop form builder with easy customization
  • Part of a large Jotform template library with related evaluation forms
  • Likely supports basic conditional logic and integrations with other Jotform tools

Where it falls short

  • Static question set with no adaptive AI follow-up or probing based on prior answers
  • No voice-based interview option or automated per-response quality scoring
  • Built for a niche academic/ministry context, not general employer internship program evaluation

SurveySparrow

Summer Internship Evaluation Form Template

A fielding-ready template aimed at evaluating summer interns, likely from an education or mentor perspective rather than a full employer-side operational review. It covers general performance ratings but appears lighter on program-structure and organizational-outcome questions.

What it does well

  • Conversational, mobile-friendly survey format that SurveySparrow is known for
  • Ready to deploy without building from scratch
  • Likely includes standard rating-scale questions for intern performance

Where it falls short

  • No adaptive AI follow-up interview to probe vague or interesting responses
  • No voice AI interview or screen-share guided task options
  • No transparent, published prompt methodology or automated quality scoring of responses

Frequently asked questions

What questions are in the “Employer Internship Program Evaluation Survey” template?

The template includes 25 ready-to-use questions, starting with: “Welcome to the Employer Internship Program Evaluation. This survey asks about internships your organization hosted in t…” · “Did your organization host at least one intern in the past 12 months?” · “How many interns did your organization host in the past 12 months?”. The full set is previewed above, and every question is editable.

How long does this survey take to complete?

Respondents typically finish the 25 questions in about 11 minutes.

Can I customize this template?

Yes — every question, answer option, and the ordering is editable before you launch. You can add or remove questions, or ask the AI editor to rework the survey around your research goal.

Is this template free to use?

Yes. Open it in the editor and start customizing right away — no account required to try it, and the free plan covers launching your survey.

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