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5 Reasons to Pay Your Interns

By Nicki Sanders | Sep 22, 2017 | Comments Off on 5 Reasons to Pay Your Interns

  Hosting interns is a great way to grow your business while building a strong workforce. Paying your interns has benefits for your company and your intern. 5 Reasons to Pay Your Interns: To be fair – Interns do work and should be compensated accordingly   To increase your pool of talented candidates – Qualified […]

These 3 Words: Tips for Internship Managers

By Nicki Sanders | Sep 20, 2017 | Comments Off on These 3 Words: Tips for Internship Managers

  Over the years I’ve learned to share advice and motivate myself with just three words. In 2014 I began to share “These 3 Words” power statements through social media.  Today I want to provide insight and inspiration to those who have answered the call to teach, mentor, train, and supervise interns with #these3words.   […]

Develop a Plan for Your Internship Program

By Nicki Sanders | Sep 18, 2017 | Comments Off on Develop a Plan for Your Internship Program

  Plan – a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance An internship program is much more than finding a person who needs work and bringing them into your business to work for free or for a low fee.  In fact, that is a recipe for pure disaster. An internship […]

4 Reasons Technology Is the Future of Onboarding

By Nicki Sanders | Sep 15, 2017 | Comments Off on 4 Reasons Technology Is the Future of Onboarding

  4 Reasons Technology Is the Future of Onboarding By Cathy Reilly Think of all the ways technology has changed how business is done. Instant communication is possible all the way around the world. Consumers can go through every step of the customer experience — finding what they want, researching it, purchasing it, receiving customer […]

Six Ways To Develop Long-Term Relationships Through Mentoring

By Nicki Sanders | Sep 13, 2017 | Comments Off on Six Ways To Develop Long-Term Relationships Through Mentoring

  Six Ways To Develop Long-Term Relationships Through Mentoring By Forbes Human Resources Council Internships and apprenticeships create an opportunity for students to gain experience. While experience is often used in a positive manner, not all experience is the same. If someone leaves an internship saying, “All I did was fetch coffee. I learned nothing […]

These 3 Words Motivation 2015

By Nicki Sanders | Sep 11, 2017 | Comments Off on These 3 Words Motivation 2015

  These 3 Words Motivation 2015 – Life Lessons Take Action Go Master Your Mind Focus Your Attention Don’t Dodge Success Set Goals Anyway Limit Your Limitations Expect To Succeed Be More Specific Reclaim Your Power Lift Your Voice Eliminate Negative Thoughts Avoid Small Thinkers Put Yourself First Grow Your Greatness Don’t Get Stagnant Actualize […]

10 Tips for Successfully Onboarding Your New Hire

By Nicki Sanders | Sep 11, 2017 | Comments Off on 10 Tips for Successfully Onboarding Your New Hire

  10 Tips for Successfully Onboarding Your New Hire Morag Barrett – Guest Writer Much has been written about the perils and costs that come with making a bad hire. The impact can be huge — for the company, the team and the hiring manager, not to mention the new hire him- or herself. The costs are not just […]

Millennial interns are not happy making tea and doing photocopying, finds study

By Nicki Sanders | Sep 8, 2017 | Comments Off on Millennial interns are not happy making tea and doing photocopying, finds study

  Millennial interns are not happy making tea and doing photocopying, finds study By Shafi Musaddique A survey by Lloyds Banking Group suggests young people feel they aren’t getting the boost they need from internships. Young people feel increasingly sceptical about the value of internships as the majority of them still carry out menial tasks such […]

Why companies should be investing in the millennial intern

By Nicki Sanders | Sep 6, 2017 | Comments Off on Why companies should be investing in the millennial intern

  Why companies should be investing in the millennial intern By Sanjana Ray The millennial workforce in the professional world has become a prospective attrayante, for companies looking to adapt to the currents of the ongoing tech revolution. However, most companies prefer to test the mettle of this generation of tech wizards and social media […]