Sustenance!!! Is internship a good way to sustain a steady pipeline of talent?

For the past 1 year, we have been trying to figure out the best ways to hire the "Best" of Drupal resources. But the Drupal community in India is pretty limited and unless we start "poaching" - well the process is really painful. In addition, the educational institutions have really not been able to provide the Drupal community in India with a steady stream of "ready" candidates. 

As a possible solution, in this session, we will talk about Hiring strategy which involves picking up the right interns, training them and finally hiring them when they are ready.