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title: "Pre-Onboarding Checklist: Keep Your Incoming Intern Candidates Warm and Avoid Reneges"
description: Leverage this checklist to keep your interns engaged and prevent reneges!
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# [Pre-Onboarding Checklist: Keep Your Incoming Intern Candidates Warm and Avoid Reneges](https://engage.symba.io/resources/intern-preonboarding-keep-warm-checklist)

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# [Pre-Onboarding Checklist: Keep Your Incoming Intern Candidates Warm and Avoid Reneges](https://engage.symba.io/resources/intern-preonboarding-keep-warm-checklist)

Congrats! You’ve extended your intern offers and your candidates have accepted…But now there’s a gap before they start their internships. How are you keeping your intern candidates warm during this waiting period to prevent reneges?

Download this checklist to get: 

- Ideas for engaging your intern candidates during the pre-onboarding period
- A sample pre-onboarding workflow you can implement

## Get the Checklist

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#### Here's a sneak peek!

The checklist includes ideas for: 

1. Custom swag and gift ideas like care packages

2. Events you can host for networking and professional development

3. Emails you should send to keep your interns updated

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