Time To Evaluate and Get In Position! The end of the 4th quarter for businesses. The end of fall semester for college students. The end of the year 2016 for us all. What are your end of year goals for your internship program? Related Articles: What Should I Teach My Intern? When Should […]
What Are Your End Of Year Goals? Read More »
Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners Spread your business message Promote your brand Give back to your community …by sponsoring our 10th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive Our goal is to collect 1,000 purses (totes and other handbags) and fill with personal hygiene items for teen girls in foster homes, group homes, and
Seeking Business Sponsors for Pack A Purse Drive Read More »
Unpaid internships devalue students (opinion piece) You want employment experience prior to graduation, and an internship seems like a logical course of action, but is it worth it, if you have to pay for it and possibly pay for it more than once? Unfortunately, this is often the case when it comes
Unpaid internships devalue students Read More »
New York District Court Decision Provides New Guidance on the Second Circuit’s Intern-Employee Test Executive Summary: A recent Southern District of New York opinion brings clarity to the Second Circuit’s new intern-employee “primary beneficiary” test. The court in Wang v. Hearst Corporation (Aug. 24, 2016), held that unpaid interns working at magazines owned by
Intern-Employee Primary Beneficiary Test Read More »
Editorial: Reassessing Unpaid Internships As the job market becomes more competitive, students must find new ways to differentiate themselves from their peers. Unpaid internships have long been a way for college students to gain exposure to the types of work they would like to do in the future without a financial commitment on the
Editorial: Reassessing Unpaid Internships Read More »
Giving Internships A Facelift: More Compensation, More Equity By Aarthi Venkat To allow prospective applicants from all backgrounds to pursue internships, and to adequately compensate them for their labor, companies must make greater efforts to offer aid, pay, or – at the very least – college credit. Internships are designed to be
Giving Internships A Facelift: More Compensation, More Equity Read More »
The Rise of Virtual Internships: Universities, Students, and Companies Can Benefit From This New Form of Engagement Teleconferencing, chat messaging and emails transformed the way we do business a long time ago, in recent years, technology has also changed the way we learn with massive open online courses or MOOCs. It’s only natural for internships
Want more journalists of color? Help pay for their internships. By Meredith D. Clark, Ph.D. Internship season — that fall push for applications that often separate the folks working in media from the people with media-related degrees — is now upon us, and with it comes an inflection point. If we want more journalists
Paid Internships Impact Diversity Read More »
You may be feeling overworked or overwhelmed. It’s possible that you don’t have the skills needed to complete an important project. Perhaps you can’t afford to hire a full-time employee. You may even have the desire to mentor and give back to your community. All of these are reasons that companies have hired interns.
Ask These 10 Questions Before You Hire An Intern Read More »
Huskie Food Pantry looks for sustainability By Kristen Lookingland DeKALB | Huskie Food Pantry officials are discussing plans to raise financial stability and implement new community service ideas with the Student Involvement and Leadership Development department, the pantry’s advisory committee and NIU. Finding sustainable financial supporters has become a priority for the pantry, as
Consider A Corporate Social Responsibility Intern Read More »