"NACE began polling employers in March and has seen a steady push toward moving internships online—rather than holding them at employers’ sites during the summer, as is typical—or limiting them in length and size.
Initially, 90 percent of responding employers expected to maintain their internship programs without change; by the last week in March, that number was down to 74 percent. This morning, results were even more dramatic: Just 35 percent reported moving forward with on-site internships as planned.
Instead, 29 percent of responding employers report they will conduct their internship programs virtually—up from 2.4 percent that reported such plans in the last week in March. In addition, 35 percent will reduce the length of their internship programs by delaying the start date. Fifteen percent said they would cut back on the number of interns taking part in the internship program, either virtually or on site." …