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Dressing Up Your Internship Program By Rebecca Cenni-Leventhal, Atrium With internship programs being offered year-round, whether you are an apparel company planning to welcome your first group of interns or are thinking through ways to optimize your well-established program, this is a perfect time to solidify your process and procedures. As a veteran […]
How do you fill vacancies sooner, spend less time onboarding and retraining, and increase employee retention? With a strong internship program. A strong internship program allows businesses to have a continuous pool of committed, qualified candidates. A strong internship program requires a strong internship manager. 25 Characteristics of a Great Internship Manager: Vision […]
An internship program is both a smart short-term and a smart long-term business investment. Developing an internship program is an innovative way to solve the following business challenges: High Staff Turnover Unfilled Vacancies Employees that are a Culture Mismatch Retiring Employees Employee Disengagement Employee Advancement I have worked hard to create a culture […]
“Together Soaring To New Business Heights” Marvelous Managers, Successful Supervisors, is a free closed Facebook group created to help managers/supervisors/entrepreneurs/small business owners enhance their management skills and grow their businesses. Marvelous Managers, Successful Supervisors is hosted by me – Nicki Sanders. I’m a social worker and entrepreneur with a passion for teaching and community building. […]
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the month of June as Black Music Month. The month-long observance, which was first inducted on June 7, 1979, was created to recognize and celebrate the historical influence African-Americans have had on the music industry and is intended to pay homage to the many artists, writers, songs and […]
A motto that I live by is “when you learn, teach and why you teach, learn’. When You Learn, Teach I am a strong proponent of service and ‘paying it forward’. Everyone needs a little help. We all have a story to tell and have learned lessons that can help or inspire others. […]
One of my favorite television channels is Hallmark Channel. Hallmark channel is one of my favorite television channels for two reasons; (1) Christmas movies and (2) movies with happy endings. As a human services professional, I have been exposed to a lot of trauma, disappointment, and injustice. When I turn on my television I […]
I am frequently asked what tasks an intern can perform. Some people only believe that intern should do grunt work or menial labor. Other people practically want to turn over the reigns to the company. Although all companies and internship programs have unique characteristics, what tasks are appropriate to assign to an intern lies […]
Interns Are Not Good Free Labor By Ben Cheng, Co-founder of @Oursky and Skygear.io Interns Are Not Good Free Labor In fact, they’re more expensive than you think. We recently did a quarterly review with our content interns and found that one piece took 3 x 8-hour days to write. An editor, full-time staff, and the intern […]