b'permanent job opportunities, joint appointments, postdoctoralSTREAMLINING FOR SAVINGSappointments and more. Where possible, technical personnelIn 2017, INL streamlined its process for hiring interns, allowing intern new hires to from INL also accompaniedcomplete their paperwork securely online and transmit it electronically. The revamped University Partnerships staff. Outreach efforts includedprocess made hiring extremely efficient in 2018 and this new approach will continue participation in career fairs,in the coming year. The streamlined process also benefited returning applicants who meetings with professors, student presentations, and visitsonly needed to review any fields they completed in the past and make sure their to university career centers,information was still current.veterans offices and diversity offices. On top of that effort, INL representatives conducted outreach activities with 49 other universities. The result was over 1,800 applicants from261 universities.In summer 2018, $345,000 was awarded in support of INLs Office of Science Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists Programs, which included the Visiting Faculty Undergraduate Laboratory Program, and Community College Internship Program. In all, this drew 32 program participants from across the nation.An intern participates in the Strengths Finder workshop, one of many enrichment opportunities.2018 Annual Report| 17'