Do you need extra hands to help you complete important tasks while allowing you the time to focus on higher level, income-producing business activities without exorbitant costs? Developing an internship program may be the answer to your need. Are you afraid of working with interns because you are afraid of being sued? Afraid the […]
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5 Ways Your Small Business Will Benefit From Hiring Interns This group of fresh or soon-to-be-graduates is the future of your workforce. By Mike Kappel A lot of college students are on the lookout for work experience. Many of them will seek out internships and skill-building opportunities, and chances are, at least one potential
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Let’s face it, name recognition is important. People want to be connected to people and companies that invoke positive or powerful emotions. The truth is some interns select their placement based on name recognition. How can you distinguish your business so that you are an intern’s first choice? What are your company’s core
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Internship – A specific time frame to complete structured activities in a closely monitored environment guided by individual learning goals describes an internship. Two of the six Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) criteria that must be present in order to justify an unpaid internship are: The internship, even though it includes actual operation
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Many entrepreneurs, managers, and CEOs shy away from working with interns because of the criteria set forth by The Department of Labor Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Particularly troubling for many business owners is the standard that “The employer that provides the training derives no immediate advantage from the activities of the intern;
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Ignore the idea that interns are free labor. The Department of Labor Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments. If each of the following six criteria listed below are met, an employment relationship
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Area business leaders learn ‘ins and outs’ of internships By Sarah Hite Hando at Times Leaders WILKES-BARRE — When Maureen Ciliberto was an intern “back in the day,” fetching coffee was one of the duties. “I was able to observe a lot, but I was more like extra help,” said Ciliberto, career
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Every industry can benefit from interns. A strong internship program can help business increase both productivity and profits while giving back to their community through by developing a qualified workforce. An Internship Consultant can provide support in determining if an intern will help or hinder your business, finding qualified interns, hiring great
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Start A Summer Internship Search On Cyber Monday by purchasing the ebook “Get Hired As An Intern: Land the Internship of Your Dreams” Nicki Sanders, The Packaged For Success Coach, is an Adjunct Professor with an extensive background in developing and managing internship programs. She is a skilled program
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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
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