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Pack A Backpack™ Drive 2016 Thank You and Results

By Nicki Sanders | May 27, 2016 | Comments Off on Pack A Backpack™ Drive 2016 Thank You and Results

  Our Annual Pack A Backpack™ Drive was a success.  Because of our amazing donors, we were able to collect, pack, and deliver 34 backpacks and duffel bags filled with personal hygiene items to 4 agencies that support teen boys in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters.  THANK YOU!!!   RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS Prince George’s […]

6 Ways to Make Your Intern Program a Success

By Nicki Sanders | May 25, 2016 | Comments Off on 6 Ways to Make Your Intern Program a Success

  By Jon Elvekrog Even in the fast-paced land of startups, many companies still don’t fully utilize their youngest employees: interns. Instead of taking advantage of their passion and motivation, they saddle them with busy work in place of meaningful assignments. It’s clear most companies still don’t know how to incorporate workers whose tenure is temporary. […]

Don’t Believe These 5 Internship Myths

By Nicki Sanders | May 23, 2016 | Comments Off on Don’t Believe These 5 Internship Myths

  Internships offer interns the opportunity to receive on the job training, build a strong professional network, and confirm a career interest.  Internships are also beneficial for businesses, nonprofit organizations, and entrepreneurs that host interns.  Not everyone agrees with my opinion. The reasons for the disagreement varies with each individual but I believe that there […]

10 Quotes to Inspire Internship Managers

By Nicki Sanders | May 20, 2016 | Comments Off on 10 Quotes to Inspire Internship Managers

  10 Quotes to Inspire Internship Managers “Big thinking precedes great achievement.” – Wilferd Peterson “You don’t manage people; you manage things. You lead people.” -Admiral Grace Hooper “What you do has far greater impact than what you say.” –Steven Covey  “It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.” -Montaigne […]

How To Build An Awesome Intern Program

By Nicki Sanders | May 18, 2016 | Comments Off on How To Build An Awesome Intern Program

  By Nick Nanton & JW Dicks This is a guest post from our good friend Vanessa Van Petten on a topic that is increasingly relevant. Finding great talent often starts with developing great talent and there’s no better way to do that than with interns. We hope you enjoy her content as much as […]

Attend The Sankofa Project Round Table Discussion

By Nicki Sanders | May 16, 2016 | Comments Off on Attend The Sankofa Project Round Table Discussion

  The Sankofa Project presents a round table discussion led by Dr. Maurice A. Butler, author of Demons in the Closet. Demons in the Closet is a fictional story of three women who struggle to cast off the demons of their past in order to become productive women in society. It is gut wrenching at […]

Internships Also Build A Stronger Workforce

By Nicki Sanders | May 13, 2016 | Comments Off on Internships Also Build A Stronger Workforce

  Students Unprepared For the Workforce: What Employers Must Do By Amy Glaser As graduation season draws near, employers eagerly anticipate the fresh pool of talent about to enter the workforce. However, they should perhaps also anticipate ways in which they can best equip that talent with the tools and knowledge these young people will […]

Your Millennial Interns May Change The Way You Work

By Nicki Sanders | May 11, 2016 | Comments Off on Your Millennial Interns May Change The Way You Work

  The 4 Millennial Mindsets That Will Change the Way We Work By Maren Hogan I know, I know. You’re sick and tired of reading about millennials, right? I get it. But in between all the hilarious videos and pontificating blog posts about why you must have organic chai in the workplace Keurig, is it […]

I Don’t Like The Hiring Process

By Nicki Sanders | May 9, 2016 | Comments Off on I Don’t Like The Hiring Process

  After nearly a decade of supervising employees, interns, and volunteers I still love it. There is never a dull moment. In addition to being a supervisor, I am also a hiring manager. The hiring process entails my least favorite responsibility.  Between recruiting, screening, interviewing, interviewing some more, checking references, and making offers the thing […]