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Brown Bag Lunches: Topics for Sharing and Fun

By Nicki Sanders | Mar 27, 2017 | Comments Off on Brown Bag Lunches: Topics for Sharing and Fun

  Brown Bag Lunches: Topics for Sharing and Fun Why Employers Might Want to Offer Brown Bag Lunches   By Susan M. Heathfield   Brown bag lunches or lunch and learns provide an opportunity to develop employees’ knowledge and pique their interest about opportunities to learn. They are an opportunity for employees to gather at […]

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3 Steps To Build A Company Culture That Makes Everyone Happy

By Nicki Sanders | Mar 24, 2017 | Comments Off on 3 Steps To Build A Company Culture That Makes Everyone Happy

  3 Steps To Build A Company Culture That Makes Everyone Happy  By John Tabis  Can we build work-lives around people–instead of the other way around? Company culture has become a huge buzzword in the business and entrepreneurial spaces lately: Some experts advocate free lunches and dry cleaning as a way to boost morale, while […]

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Internships continue their growth in 2017

By Nicki Sanders | Mar 22, 2017 | Comments Off on Internships continue their growth in 2017

  Internships continue their growth in 2017 By Tess Taylor   Dive Brief: Collegegrad.com released its list of the top intern employers for 2017. This year’s list includes direct links to more than 65,000 internships (and jobs that start out as internships) throughout the nation, demonstrating an average increase per employer of more than 7.3% […]

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Give a city kid an internship—you might end up with a CEO

By Nicki Sanders | Mar 20, 2017 | Comments Off on Give a city kid an internship—you might end up with a CEO

  Give a city kid an internship—you might end up with a CEO My career in advertising began with a summer job. Now I’m paying it forward By David Sable, Global CEO of Y&R   Some 40-plus years ago, I walked into New York Telephone for a summer internship. The people there took mentoring and […]

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Unpaid Internships Perpetuate Wealth Inequality

By Nicki Sanders | Mar 17, 2017 | Comments Off on Unpaid Internships Perpetuate Wealth Inequality

  Unpaid internships perpetuate wealth inequality By Emma Lane, Asstistant Opinion Editor, The Los Angeles Loyolan   Since the beginning of college, I’ve been told time and again the importance of internships. They can help you discover a passion in the professional world, give you valuable work experience and even connect you to a post-grad […]

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Support Pack A Backpack Drive™ 2017

By Nicki Sanders | Mar 15, 2017 | Comments Off on Support Pack A Backpack Drive™ 2017

  Our Annual Pack A Backpack™ Drive begins April 1, 2017 and ends on May 5, 2017. We are collecting backpacks (and duffel bags) filled with personal hygiene items for teen boys in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters. Backpacks will be delivered in May during National Foster Care Month.  Our goal is 250 […]

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How to Land the Perfect Intern

By Nicki Sanders | Mar 13, 2017 | Comments Off on How to Land the Perfect Intern

  How to land the perfect intern By Gabrielle Braud   Two years into law school, Emily Umhoefer couldn’t decide on which type of law she wanted practice. Looking for clarity, she turned to an internship, landing a highly coveted position as a judicial intern at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of […]

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“Getting It Right” in Social Work

By Nicki Sanders | Mar 10, 2017 | Comments Off on “Getting It Right” in Social Work

  “Getting It Right” in Social Work A Social Work Month Message From Darla Spence Coffey, CSWE President & CEO   We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manipulate the system.  But also for and with those who often have so much […]

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Trends in Macro Social Work Education

By Nicki Sanders | Mar 8, 2017 | Comments Off on Trends in Macro Social Work Education

  Trends in Macro Social Work Education By Sue Coyle, MSW Social Work Today Vol. 16 No. 2 P. 16   For macro social work to regain ground in the field, it must start in the classroom.   In today’s world, micro social work reigns supreme—or at least that’s how it appears.   Those entering […]

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