An internship is a temporary position with an emphasis on on-the-job training rather than merely employment, and it can be paid or unpaid. Ageism is the prejudice, discrimination, and hostility towards older people. Avoid ageism in your company. Don’t limit the growth of your company by only offering internships to young people who […]
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Many managers have legitimate questions or are hesitant to offer internships because of recent federal government guidelines. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, internship programs must meet the following 6 criteria under The Fair Labor Standards Act: The internship, even though it includes actual operation of the facilities
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I’ve given you 9 things to cover during your intern’s orientation session but sometimes an orientation takes place over multiple days. Here are 5 things that your intern absolutely needs to know on their first day. Hours – Standard hours of operation for your company as well as the days and times they are
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You’ve developed your internship handbook and planned your intern’s orientation, now it’s time to take the next steps and assign projects and tasks to your intern. Always keep in mind that interns want to learn and contribute. The training that an intern receives should be similar to what would be given in an
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Firsts can be scary and exciting at the same time! Think first day of school, first love, first child, and first day of an internship. The first topic of your intern’s orientation is welcome. Everyone wants to feel welcomes. You can ease some of your intern’s anxiety with a warm welcome. Your welcome
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How 3 advertising companies are shaking up internship programs By Tess Taylor Internship programs have been around as long as there have been eager young minds ready to take on new careers. Many more companies are jumping on the internship bandwagon in an effort to offset current shortages of certain skillsets. But when
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Should Interns Be Paid? The Debate Rages On By Justin Bariso, Founder, Insight The opinions are polarizing. What do you think? Ah yes, the internship. It’s where many of us fine-tuned our coffee brewing skills, and got our first taste of work in the real world. A few days ago, American businesswoman Ivanka
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Yes, Ivanka Trump, Interns Should Get Paid. Here’s Why By Justin Bariso, Founder, Insight Ivanka Trump recently tweeted advice from her (apparently) unpaid interns. Here’s why she should reconsider her position. In the working world, an internship can be a remarkable learning opportunity, a great jump-start to a new career. But should interns
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How to Survive as an Unpaid Intern Make it work. Article originally posted at IvankaTrump.com Welcome to our new intern series, led by Quincy Bulin, our super-talented copy intern! With the help of #TeamIvanka’s other smart, savvy interns, she’ll be addressing a handful of topics that are top of mind for interns in any
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Are all your intern’s college students? Would you hire an older intern? Hollywood thinks it’s a great idea. In “The Intern” movie starring Robert DeNiro and Anne Hathaway, 70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he
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