tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post2401166778509653408..comments2024-03-29T09:55:48.161-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: InternshipsEaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-11492138301590905592019-09-22T10:22:18.282-04:002019-09-22T10:22:18.282-04:00When I was in college in the 80s, we had to find o...When I was in college in the 80s, we had to find our own internships if we wanted to work one. The Freeholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989697995675652792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-43457437959220939522019-09-21T21:16:41.717-04:002019-09-21T21:16:41.717-04:00I think you're missing a point there, Joe. In...I think you're missing a point there, Joe. Internships that are crafted as a deal between a Corporation and the University have a different purpose. It is NOT for the benefit of the student, except incidentally. It's to give the Corporation a test drive of prospective future employees at low-to-no cost, without the aggravation of making a bad choice and having to fire them. Firing problematic employees is a major headache for executives, who tend to take it out on their HR departments, for having failed at their job. HR departments have therefore crafted these 'internship' boondoggles as a way of deflecting accountability - while selling them as win-win. Some companies even additionally now have probationary periods, 3 - 6 months for new salaried employees.Aggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089648434324058300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-41866026919687165422019-09-21T19:25:24.510-04:002019-09-21T19:25:24.510-04:00My heartburn is the creeping "Mother may I?&q...My heartburn is the creeping "Mother may I?"<br /><br />How dast you even think of rocking the boat?<br /><br />They make a big show of "thinking outside of the box" but they don't have a clue.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-41076178752300093812019-09-21T17:43:32.940-04:002019-09-21T17:43:32.940-04:00Agreed! Friend of mine’s daughter found her own, t...Agreed! Friend of mine’s daughter found her own, turned that into a paid coop, and is now paid well over $100000 a year as a 23 year old engineer.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com