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The Top 5 Mistakes Employers Make When Managing Interns

  The Top 5 Mistakes Employers Make When Managing Interns By Peter Margulies, Recruiter   For young professionals, internships can be critical steps on the path to career success. This year, employers plan to hire more interns than they did last year, and it’s important for these companies to understand how to best manage their new …

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How to Create a Successful Internship Program

  How to Create a Successful Internship Program By Matt D’Angelo, Business News Daily   Interns have long been deemed the coffee runners and paperwork jockeys of the office, but enlightened employment trends have led to internships that emphasize fresh perspectives and skill building, instead of low-level grunt work.   At smaller companies, interns can …

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Get Involved for Teens Girls in Foster Care 11/1/18

  Our 12th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive begins November 1, 2018 and ends December 4, 2018. We are collecting purses (totes and other handbags) filled with personal hygiene items for teen girls in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters. All donations will be delivered before Christmas Day. Only new and very gently used …

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18 Things Every Internship Manager Should Do

  Many employers report difficulty in recruiting and retaining top talent. Some experts claim that the “skills gap” is a major contributor to this worker shortage. One definition of the skills gap is the difference between the skills that employers require to fill vacant positions and those that are available from workers looking for a …

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Opinion: I Listen to My Foster Youth Interns. They Deserve to Be Heard

  Opinion: I Listen to My Foster Youth Interns. They Deserve to Be Heard Rep. Brenda Lawrence Internships can be much more than answering phone calls and giving Capitol tours Congressional interns may learn something on the Hill, but they’re also there to teach, Lawrence writes. As co-chair of the Congressional Foster Youth Caucus, I am …

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Dressing Up Your Internship Program

  Dressing Up Your Internship Program By Rebecca Cenni-Leventhal, Atrium   With internship programs being offered year-round, whether you are an apparel company planning to welcome your first group of interns or are thinking through ways to optimize your well-established program, this is a perfect time to solidify your process and procedures. As a veteran …

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