When TRSA launched its internship program in 2017 to help companies find skilled labor and, in turn, give undergraduate students a chance to learn something about the laundry business, the association created a great partnership. Now in its third year, more than 475 applications, from 200 schools, were collected. After asking human resources and primary contacts for interest, 22 companies responded—a jump from 15 from 2018. TRSA advertised three positions; marketing, management and engineering through “Handshake” (a popular job/internship search tool at universities.) Engineering, was, once again, the most popular position.

TRSA and the TRSA Next-Generation Executives Committee members felt ...