Viola, a 50% extern-to-hire rate is very respectable, I don't know many institutions that have achieved that level. When students are invested (such as helping find their own site) they assign more personal value and meaning to the experience. The result is that they will usually perform better since they picked the site and usually it is one where they hope that they will be offered employment. How can Career Services ensure that new sites will be used so that the students have a better chance of being hired? Especially when Career Services is not responsible for the placement of externs/interns? what are some practices you can share? Sheri Leach