If you are a regular reader, you know I am a huge proponent of internship programs. I’ve supervised nearly twenty interns in eleven academic disciplines in the last six years. Many were absolutely amazing. Others not so much. I advocate for internship programs not because I have always had fantastic experiences, but because I […]
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Another Successful Summer for the SHRM By Kathleen Coulombe 2017 proved to be another great year for the SHRM/Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) internship program. With a successful pilot year in the books for 2016, the program expanded from California to two additional states—Texas and Illinois. For 2017, four interns completed summer internships at
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Workforce plans put new emphasis on paid internships, apprenticeships By Dan Zehr – American-Statesman Staff Workforce data suggests more applicants than opportunities for white-collar and tech internships, but too few applicants for blue-collar postings. It’s gotten so hard to find skilled welders, the factory managers at Dynamic Manufacturing Solutions hung a bell on the wall
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5 Reasons Boss’s Day is Total BS Why you shouldn’t celebrate this crock of a holiday on Friday. By Alison Green, Contributor, US News & World Report Boss’s Day is this Friday, Oct. 16, (2015) and it’s time to kill it. If you’ve never heard of Boss’s Day, count yourself lucky. While it
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Unpaid Internships Are for the Privileged By Vaishnavi Paudel, Opinion Writer for The Triton Prelude: A Revelation Shrouded with malaise as I navigated to my first day at a new job, I nestled into my seat on the D.C. metro. The sea of newspaper-bearing, podcast-consuming young professionals ebbed and flowed before me at
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How to Get an Intern in Your Small Business By Eric Rosenberg, Nav Internships are a win-win in business. An internship acts as an opportunity for a student to get real-world business experience and learn more about their chosen field. For the business, the intern acts as a cheap source of labor for
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Low income students find working for free is not an option By Eva Ellenburg With internships more important now than ever, employers increasingly search for recruits with these experiences on their resume. Many of these positions offer no compensation, but what does this mean for students who can’t afford to work for free? Junior
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Many companies trying out older interns By Sylvia Perez Internships aren’t just for college kids anymore. A slumping economy and layoffs have many companies trying out older interns. It’s a growing market that is getting some extra help, as more people realize older employees have a lot to offer. It became
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Maine employers put new focus on internships to vet fresh talent By J. Craig Anderson, Portland Press Herald Business leaders say robust programs are a good way to attract and retain skilled workers – plus they don’t leave the state after they graduate. Luis Paniagua was a summer intern at Wex Inc. in South
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Interns often have a selection of placements to choose from. Monetary compensation is important but not always the deciding factor. In order to recruit and retain the best interns, companies also need to guarantee substantive learning and offer unique perks. Helping your intern develop a career portfolio is a unique benefit not offered by
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