I have been called a professional “Mama Bear”. Not because I’m threatening or aggressive (no growling here) nor because I am over-protective but because I am a fierce advocate. I admit that I take the protection (and care) of my clients, staff and interns very seriously. I believe that parenting is the hardest […]
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Internships: Good for students and for business By Karris Golden for Business Monthly Bradley Kinsinger believes internships are essential to educational development and career readiness. Kinsinger teaches at Hawkeye Community College’s Global Agricultural Learning Center. Part of his job is to ensure internships are beneficial to all parties. “Internships are a win-win for
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Brown Bag Lunches: Topics for Sharing and Fun Why Employers Might Want to Offer Brown Bag Lunches By Susan M. Heathfield Brown bag lunches or lunch and learns provide an opportunity to develop employees’ knowledge and pique their interest about opportunities to learn. They are an opportunity for employees to gather at
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3 Steps To Build A Company Culture That Makes Everyone Happy By John Tabis Can we build work-lives around people–instead of the other way around? Company culture has become a huge buzzword in the business and entrepreneurial spaces lately: Some experts advocate free lunches and dry cleaning as a way to boost morale, while
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Internships continue their growth in 2017 By Tess Taylor Dive Brief: Collegegrad.com released its list of the top intern employers for 2017. This year’s list includes direct links to more than 65,000 internships (and jobs that start out as internships) throughout the nation, demonstrating an average increase per employer of more than 7.3%
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Give a city kid an internship—you might end up with a CEO My career in advertising began with a summer job. Now I’m paying it forward By David Sable, Global CEO of Y&R Some 40-plus years ago, I walked into New York Telephone for a summer internship. The people there took mentoring and
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Unpaid internships perpetuate wealth inequality By Emma Lane, Asstistant Opinion Editor, The Los Angeles Loyolan Since the beginning of college, I’ve been told time and again the importance of internships. They can help you discover a passion in the professional world, give you valuable work experience and even connect you to a post-grad
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How to land the perfect intern By Gabrielle Braud Two years into law school, Emily Umhoefer couldn’t decide on which type of law she wanted practice. Looking for clarity, she turned to an internship, landing a highly coveted position as a judicial intern at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of
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I love working with social work interns. I have served as a Field Instructor or Internship Manager for both undergraduate and graduate social work students. I was going to write a different blog post but Christina Reardon so eloquently put into words all the reasons I love serving as a Social Work Field Instructor.
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Internships aren’t just for college kids anymore — companies from Goldman Sachs to General Motors are hiring interns mid-career By Catherine Rice In 2008, Goldman Sachs launched a mid-career internship program: the “returnship.” Since then, other major financial companies like MetLife, JP Morgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley, along with technology and engineering companies
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