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InternGURU · 1Y ago

Pennsylvania 2011 Budget Cuts May Affect Universities

On March 8th, newly elected Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett will release his first budget proposal.  He has pledged that he will not raise taxes, but given Pennsylvania’s current budget deficit costs inevitably must be eliminated somewhere.  Some people are predicting that Corbett plans to elimina
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InternGURU · 1Y ago

Welcome Back!

Hey everybody!  I wanted to introduce myself and welcome everyone back to the InternGURU blog.  My name is Matthew Hughes and I am the new administrator and social media extraordinaire for Internship Success Inc.  With our current economic climate, investing in education and jobs is the key to emerg
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InternGURU · 1Y ago

Matthew Zinman Interviewed by InternLady About Unpaid Internships.

Cindy Morgan-Jaffe a.k.a – The Intern Lady – today interviewed Matthew Zinman on her 30-minute online talk show “InternBuzz” about the topic of unpaid internships and the recently launched advocacy site: PayInterns.com. The interview may be accessed at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/internlady/2010/0
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InternGURU · 1Y ago

Why Unpaid Internships Fail Us

At the micro-economic level, unpaid internships can be a very good thing. But, in the big picture, at the macroeconomic level, they become extremely detrimental.
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InternGURU · 1Y ago

TII Launches PayInterns.com to Remedy Unpaid Internships

I wholeheartedly invite you to PayInterns.com to review and sign the "Petition to Abolish Unpaid Internships." Lending your voice will help to ratify our "Intern Bill of Rights and Proposed Reforms" and set a course to rectify injustice.
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InternGURU · 2Y ago

TII Criticizes U.S. DOL FOR ‘ENDING INTERNSHIPS IN AMERICA’

The Obama Administration has – in effect - turned its back on our nation’s Youth, Student Labor Market and the Small Business community seeking a new generation of entry-level talent. Obama's Labor Department actions and inactions are leading many businesses to either abandon or weaken their intern
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InternGURU · 2Y ago

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InternGURU · 3Y ago

"It'll Cost You"? A Response to the Wall Street Journal

In response to the January 28 article by Ms. Shellenbarger on unpaid internships and paid placement services, it is encouraging to see the Journal bring attention to this matter and understandable that the coverage was one-sided to make an important point. Naturally, the OTHER side is that finding
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InternGURU · 3Y ago

THE INTERNSHIP INSTITUTE RECEIVES FUNDING FOR NATIONAL PILOT PROGRAM TO REMEDY COLLEGE-to-EMPLOYMENT GAPS IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

SCRANTON, PA – January 19, 2009 – Teach today’s managers how to prepare tomorrow’s graduates. That’s the premise of the “Internship Seeding Initiative,” an innovative national pilot program debuting today in Northeastern Pennsylvania thanks to a $375,000 federally-funded WIRED grant awarded to The I
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InternGURU · 4Y ago

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