Whitman summer internship grants benefit students, community Gina Ohnstad, Director of Media and Public Relations at Whitman College At Whitman College, Monday is the last day of classes, finals are right around the corner and students are putting the finishing touches on their summer plans. For some students, those plans include interning for […]
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Paid or unpaid? The internship question By Ben Hoagland College students have undoubtedly heard it before; internships serve as valuable experiences for students to progress into their professional careers. For many students at St. Michael’s, internships are irreplaceable experiences filled with personal and professional development. But for others, internships can come at a financial
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6 Ways to Be a Great Boss to Your Intern By Betsy Aimee Looking back on my early career, I realize that many of the skills that have helped me stay employed in the “real world” didn’t come from what I learned in lectures, but from the internships I pursued while I was
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The Internship Mistake Small Businesses Can No Longer Afford to Make Anthonia Akitunde, Founder, mater mea Interns have been a cost-effective way for businesses to get work done for years. But if your company runs an unpaid internship program, chances are, you’re breaking the law. Unlike the death of print, Facebook and cable television,
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How to Get the Most Out of Your Summer Interns By Menlanie Brooks Each summer, college students across the country get a taste of the real world by participating in internships. It’s worth it for companies to put time and effort into developing a summer student program that benefits your business. This worthy
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Why We Should Not Outlaw “Unpaid” Internships By Jennifer Schneible and Abigail R. Hall For a new college graduate, finding a job is stressful. That first job is more than a paycheck. The job represents the accumulation of hours of hard work and a start on a stable future. In a job market dominated
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Internships Are Not a Privilege By Darren Walker TALENT is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. And while many Americans believe fervently and faithfully in expanding opportunity, America’s internship-industrial complex does just the opposite. As the summer internship season gets into full swing, consider, for instance, how a plum internship may alter a
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Should unpaid internships be illegal? By Tyit Unpaid internships are part and parcel of the college experience for many, but they’re also a barrier to opportunity and social mobility. Critics say unpaid internships prevent poor and middle-class students from gaining the experience they need for full-time employment after graduation. Proponents of unpaid internships
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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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