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 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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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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Merriam Webster defines diversity as the inclusion of different types of people (such as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization. Diversity has become a “buzz word” in business over the last few years but what does diversity mean to you? I have been successful at building and managing
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I have accomplished and achieved awesome things in my life, including building the career I dreamed about as a high school senior. As I prepared for high school graduation, I was unsure whether to pursue a social work or a teaching career. I have been blessed to have been able to dedicate myself to
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When I talk to professionals and managers about the reasons they don’t work with interns or their fears about working with interns the same major themes emerge. Many people fear that interns will not show up to work or will not be committed to the work because they feel it isn’t a “real” job.
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If you are a regular reader of my blog or you follow me on social media, then you know that I love cupcakes. I have a serious sweet tooth and although I am grateful for the cupcake trend that allows me to purchase cupcakes every place I visit, I loved cupcakes before they were trendy.
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Boss – (n) a person who employs or superintends workers; manager. a politician who controls the party organization, as in a particular district. a person who makes decisions, exercises authority, dominates, etc. Do you use the word boss? I don’t. I use the words supervisor or manager interchangeably but never identify myself as
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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How do you fill vacancies sooner, spend less time onboarding and retraining, and increase employee retention? With a strong internship program. A strong internship program allows businesses to have a continuous pool of committed, qualified candidates. A strong internship program requires a strong internship manager. 25 Characteristics of a Great Internship Manager: Vision
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