Where your intern performs their work can affect how well they perform. Many university internship contracts require companies to provide an ‘appropriate’ work space. What does that really mean? Does that mean they must have a place to hang family photos? Does it mean they should have a desk that they don’t have to […]
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Why Are Millennials So Unhappy at Work? Seventy-one percent of Millennials are disengaged at their jobs. That’s a big problem. An interesting phenomenon has developed in the generation born between the late ’70s and the mid-’90s, a group we now call Millennials. According to the Gallup Organization, Millennials are the least engaged generation at work–with
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As a professional who possesses a liberal arts degree and professor in a liberal arts university, I fully support the upward shift in the value that businesses and corporations are placing in liberal arts education. Here is an excerpt from the Fast Company article ‘Why Top CEOs Want Employees With Liberal Arts Degrees‘.
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9 Lessons Explorers Can Teach You From Their Impossible Expeditions By Adam Toren The most successful explorers in the world have one thing in common: They aren’t afraid of failure. The fear of failure can easily overpower your ability to take action and secure opportunities. Here, 10 different explorers — both modern and
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How ‘Lazy’ Millennials Are Transforming Hard Work By Ryan Jenkins Why Millennials are at the forefront of a new era of work ethic. One of the most prominent strikes against the Millennial generation is their “poor work ethic.” I’d like to challenge the assumption that Millennials lack work ethic. Because how can we
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For Interns, All Work and No Payoff Millennials Feel Trapped in a Cycle of Internships With Little Pay and No Job Offers Like other 20-somethings seeking a career foothold, Andrew Lang, a graduate of Penn State, took an internship at an upstart Beverly Hills production company at age 29 as a way of breaking
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I have a Master’s degree in Social Work with a concentration in Management and Community Organization. I am an undergraduate Adjunct Professor who has recruited, trained, supervised and mentored 15 millennial staff and volunteers in the last decade. I’ve also recruited, trained, supervised and mentored 14 interns from 8 institutions in 10 different academic
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4 Surefire Ways to Win Over the Interviewer By Hannah Morgan Engaging with the interviewer and demonstrating knowledge of the company’s goals will earn you points. After researching your interviewer’s hobbies, interests and alma mater on LinkedIn or the company’s website, you’ll be able to start the interview with some friendly chitchat. Today’s
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By Nicki Sanders, MSW It is a mistake to consider an intern “free labor”. In fact, the Department of Labor has very clear guidelines that distinguish an unpaid intern from a paid employee. According to The Department of Labor, the following 6 legal criteria must be applied when making a determination
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