Summer is my favorite season – hands down. There is no close second. The perfect temperature for me is 85 degrees combined with bright sunshine. By Labor Day, I am longing for another month or so of hazy, hot, and humid weather. For many, Labor Day signals the “unofficial” end of summer as students
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On Saturday, August 26th, I visited the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Dallas, TX. Although I didn’t vote for George Bush I felt compelled to visit his library. I recalled that I did not agree with all of his political decisions (I also didn’t agree with all of Barack Obama’s political decisions) but
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Home and Garden Television (HGTV) has long been one of my favorite television channels. One of my favorite HGTV television shows is ‘Fixer Upper’. Fixer Upper shows the amazing remodeling and design skills of Chip and Joanna Gaines. Chip manages the construction and realty side of Magnolia and Joanna is the designer. The Gaines’
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The mission of The Walt Disney Company is to be one of the world’s leading producers and providers of entertainment and information. Using our portfolio of brands to differentiate our content, services and consumer products, we seek to develop the most creative, innovative and profitable entertainment experiences and related products in the world.
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My answer is yes to the question “can I really grow my business with an internship program”. An internship program can help businesses address several critical challenges including staff turnover, employee disengagement, and the skills gap. An intern works in a company to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification. Most
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Many employers report difficulty in recruiting and retaining top talent. Some experts claim that the “skills gap” is a major contributor to this worker shortage. One definition of the skills gap is the difference between the skills that employers require to fill vacant positions and those that are available from workers looking for a
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Merriam Webster defines diversity as the inclusion of different types of people (such as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization. Diversity has become a “buzz word” in business over the last few years but what does diversity mean to you? I have been successful at building and managing
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Too Tight a Job Market? 4 Tips on How to Hire the Best Candidate in the First Place. Thomas Smale, Entrepreneur Contributor; Founder of FE International In a recent survey, 21 percent of owners cited the difficulty of finding qualified workers as their ‘single most important business problem.’ One of the most crucial
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Opinion: I Listen to My Foster Youth Interns. They Deserve to Be Heard Rep. Brenda Lawrence Internships can be much more than answering phone calls and giving Capitol tours Congressional interns may learn something on the Hill, but they’re also there to teach, Lawrence writes. As co-chair of the Congressional Foster Youth Caucus, I am
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7 People on the Most Insane Things They Did As Unpaid Interns By Sarah Nechamkin, The Cut The unpaid internship — once considered by some the golden ticket to a career, bemoaned but taken in stride — is now “going out of style,” according to The Wall Street Journal. With unemployment at historic lows
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