New York (CNN Business) Goldman Sachs is the latest company to target job candidates on the autism spectrum as it looks to boost diversity.

The investment bank told employees on Tuesday that it's launching an eight-week paid internship for individuals with work experience who identify as neurodiverse, which includes those with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, developmental disorders and other mental health conditions.

The program, which provides "on-the-desk" work experience in one of Goldman's divisions in New York, New Jersey and Salt Lake City, is designed to lead to a full-time job at the firm.

"We [have been] missing out on an opportunity to tap really highly skilled and highly intelligent individuals for the bank," Megan Hogan, global head of diversity recruitment, told CNN Business.

The company initially expects to place participants in its engineering, operations and compliance divisions. Eventually, the firm would like 1% of employees to identify as neurodiverse, according to Hogan, who said there's no deadline to hit that target.

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