When TRSA launched its internship program in 2017 to help companies find skilled labor and, in turn, give undergraduate students a chance to learn the business, the association created a mutually beneficial partnership. Now in its second year, more than 200 students submitted resumes.

TRSA launched the internship program to help companies fill posts in management, engineering, production management and marketing/sales. The program received support and insights from TRSA’s Young Executives Committee. Both TRSA and the committee members felt that most young people hadn’t considered a career in the linen, uniform and facility services business. Funding for a pilot effort ...