FREE WEBINAR: Building Successful Internship Programs for Startups
Presented by: Richard Bottner, Founder, Intern Bridge, Inc. and Mark Babbitt, Founder of YouTern.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010. 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST
| About The Program |  |
For the young adults entering an ultra-competitive workforce, internships have become a standard component of a resume. In fact, 9 out of 10 direct-from-college jobs will be offered to candidates with an internship – perhaps several – on their resume. For today’s college students and recent graduates, internships are no longer optional.
For an entrepreneurial driven company, utilizing interns can be of enormous benefit. In today’s economy, more and more start-ups are dedicating mentor-style support to emerging talent in exchange for the prospect of adding an energetic, passionate team member. Tom’s Shoe Company (www.toms.com) and StyleCaster (www.stylecaster.com) are companies that, in part, built their models with the inclusion of an “army of interns.”
Interns’ expectations have changed dramatically from the typical “coffee and copy” dash associated with traditional internship programs at large companies. Today’s college students are much more inclined to want to run their own businesses during their careers. Rather than starting at the bottom and climbing the corporate ladder, they much prefer to learn directly from innovators and executives at today’s young companies.
The recent popularity of internship programs has drawn much attention – from media stalwarts Entrepreneur magazine and the New York Times, to those who oversee compliance with the guidelines associated with the hiring of an intern. Through sharing best practices learned from years of experience, this webinar will deliver important points of compliance – while helping make your company’s internship program a success.
Program Outline:
- The potential benefits of hiring an intern
- Creating a meaningful experience for the intern
- The business case for paying interns
- Organizational responsibility and workforce development
- Legalities associated with paid versus unpaid internships
- The best practices for a successful internship program
- How best to talk with your team about starting an internship program
About The Presenters:
Richard Bottner is the Founder and President of Intern Bridge, the nation's leading college recruiting consulting and research firm. The company has collected over 100,000 responses to its annual best practices survey, and shares the results with companies and career centers through a series of workshops, webinars, and publications.
Mark Babbitt founded eJobbz in 2008, the company that brings you YouTern. He was CEO of a Silicon Valley marketing firm for ten years prior to a decade of experience in online recruiting. RegionalHelpWanted.com, Mark’s first experience with an online recruiting start-up, sold for $105M in 2008.
About YouTern
YouTern connects emerging talent with entrepreneurial-driven companies through internships in highly motivated, creative work environments. By merging traditional recruiting knowledge with Web 2.0 technologies, YouTern ensures that those entering today’s competitive workforce gain essential career experience. At the same time YouTern provides the business community with exceptional, passionate talent.
YouTern has created exclusive matching software that integrates the career goals of the intern with the needs of the start-up opportunity – encouraging the best possible work experience. Leveraging Social Networking platforms, YouTern supports effective communication between candidate and entrepreneurial employer – creating the best possible professional connection.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010 |
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