...physical and intellectual pursuits to keep himself occupied, but it wasn't enough. When walking the streets of his native Brooklyn, he sees a flyer for a senior intern program at a young, but burgeoning internet clothing company. After seeing a sign advertising internships for senior citizens, he decides to apply in the hopes that he can find a new purpose in life Ben feels that learning more about technology and working with young people feels like just the challenge he needs to occupy his mind and his time. He applies, via a terrific self-made video (the company's requirement), and sits through a series of amusing interviews with company employees young enough to be his grandchildren… and he gets the internship. JULES OSTIN is the founder and CEO of “About the Fit”, a fast growing e-commerce fashion company where Ben’s wants to apply as a senior intern. The senior intern program was her idea, but Jules is at first hesitant about Ben becoming an intern due to her preconceived prejudices, Jules believes that Ben’s old age would make his work knowledge outdated and useless to the company. She's a perfectionist who's constantly on the go. She's difficult to work for and she knows it. She loves and respects all of her employees. Ben wake up early and takes care to dress impeccably for his first day at work. The other intern who is Davis a young man, sets up his tablet with a various gadgets....
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...MAKERERE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON FIELD ATTACHMENT CARRIED OUT MBALE MUNICIPAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL (JULY-JUNE, 2015) BY KATEME JOSEPHINE REG: 14/U/1390 BPSM II BY Proff. MOYA MUSA (ACADEMIC SUPERVISOR) A PRELIMINARY FIELD ATTACHMENT REPORT SUBMITTED TO FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCE IN PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE IN PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SEPTEMBER, 2015 1 DECLARATION I Kateme Josephine declare that this is my original work and has never been submitted to any institution for any kind of award. Signed: date: …………………………………………. ……………………………… KATEME JOSEPHINE (14/U/1390) i APPROVAL I certify that this internship report has been prepared under my supervision, thus ready for submission as a partial fulfillment of the requirements of a bachelor’s degree in Procurement and Supply Chain Management of Makerere University Business School. Sign Date …………………….. ………………………… Proff. MOYA MUSA ii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS CEO - Chief Executive Officer HRM - Human Resource Manager IUIU - Islamic University in Uganda MIS - Management Information System MMC - Mbale Municipal Council MMLGC - Mbale Municipal Local Government Council MUBS - Makerere University Business School NAADS - National Agricultural Advisory Service PDU - Procurement and Disposal Unit PHC - Primary Health Care PPDA - Public Procurement and Disposal...
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...RUNNING HEAD: Unpaid Internships Exploiting Students: Harsh Reality of Unpaid Internships In the article “Jobs Few, Grads Flock to Unpaid Internships,” Stephen Greenhouse writes about the harsh reality of internships in the United States (2012). Greenhouse, the labor and workforce reporter for The New York Times, explains in his article the specific stories of unpaid interns and lawsuits filed against companies who did not compensate these individuals. The internship programs that Greenhouse reports on oppress both women and men with unfair work expectations and poor opportunities for advancement. With the help of this article and other supporting materials, I will clarify the relationship between these unpaid, exploited students and the material covered in my Women Studies class. In the article, Greenhouse points out that since 1985, the unemployment rate for graduates twenty-four years old and younger has risen 9.4 percent (Greenhouse, 2012). Speculators estimate that this number is increasing so rapidly because of students’ willingness to work for free in internship positions. The article explains this phenomenon stating that many students feel this is the best way to get a foot in the door with a possible future employer. More and more businesses are refusing to hire students who have not completed an internship program. However, Greenhouse explains that even after the completion of an interning program, many students are left uneducated about the type of...
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...Why do you want to intern at JSW?* Getting an opportunity to work under your guidance would help me exercise my engineering skills and I might come up with good results or ideas during the course of internship. I have a biological background but I want to create my career in different to my core companies, so I want an Intern in JSW. Describe a situation (at university or elsewhere) in which you have found a creative or "out-of-the-box" solution to a problem?* In our cultural festival Antragani’11 I am secretory of Dance competitions, there was a situation when some misunderstanding between a college team and us (Dance hosts), and that team wants to leave the competitions. They wanted that we provide them some extra facilities, if they leave then the level of competition will go down. So that time I take an initiative and talk to them and clear the misunderstanding. I tell them peacefully that this is out of the rules and if we provide them then this is cheating with the other teams. What are your strengths and weaknesses? (Limit your answer to two each)* I have soft feelings for helpless people, for others this is a weakness but for me this is my strength. For example I start an initiative called ‘Gehan Adhyan Kendra’ with the help of some other students, in which we teach helpless students that they at least get a normal job. My biggest weakness is that I am easily believe in people, but I am trying to solve this weakness. My other strength is that I am doing any...
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... * Drives projects, leading multiple efforts simultaneously. * Performs core project management duties, including developing a project plan, detailed task-driven schedule, resource plan, and communication plan; and managing project execution from analysis/design through build, test, and deployment. DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE: If you can accomplish the above, then you’ve got what it takes. We are looking for a keen interest in how to define deliverables, engage stakeholders, and drive to successful resolution on time. There is other cool stuff about this internship; like flexible work hours and an awesome wellness program, but none of that matters if you aren’t super stoked by what you will be learning every day. As an intern, we will work with your school to get you course credit as well as compensation (DOE). When you join our team, you become a part of our family. Your well-being is important to us, and at the top of the list is your ability to show up fully alive every day. WHEN APPLYING: Channel your...
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...Leadership SMART Goal Name of Student: Name of Institution: Date: Leadership SMART Goal Introduction In managing patient centered care, it is important to have set goals which direct the health care system in all its activities. Goals are important as they act as indicators to show the right progress of any organization ranging from leadership to production of products or services (MacLeod, 2012). In a patient centered care center too, it is important that the management embark on setting goals which will be used and adhered to by the doctors, nurses, stakeholders, and the health care system management (Hersh et al., 2012). Goals in the health care system also provide criteria for evaluating the patients’ progress. They also helps in keeping the nurses, doctor, and the management team active and geared to working hard in order to achieve them within the set time limits (MacLeod, 2012). This essay discusses on how to go about setting an important leadership SMART goal. Goal: To increase the capacity of Glory Hospital by adding 300 ward-beds by January 2017 through financial resources allocation in purchases department in order to enhance a room for 700 patients to receive treatment at the same time. Goal Setting Requirements In order to come up with a clear and workable goal, it is important to adhere to the requirements of goals setting such as the SMART method. Through this, one is able to set a clear and a precise goal based on what is to be achieved. As part of the...
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...Table of Contents Section Page # Introduction………………………… …………………………………………………….2 Discerning the Context……………………………………………………………………3 Building a Solid Base of Support…………………………………………………………4 Identifying and Prioritizing Program Ideas……………………………………………….5 Developing Objectives……………………………………………………………………9 Devising Transfer of Learning…………………………………………………………...10 Designing Instruction…………………………………………………………………….11 Formulating Evaluations…………………………………………………………………13 Making Recommendations………………………………………………………………15 Format of Internship Program …………………………………………………………....16 Identifying Programming Staff…………………………………………………………..17 Budgets and Marketing…………………………………………………………………..18 Facilities………………………………………………………………………………….20 Appendices: Appendix A: Caffarella’s Interactive Model of Program Planning……………...22 Appendix B: Needs Assessment…………………………………………………23 Appendix C: Faculty Survey……………………………………………………..29 Appendix D: Student Survey…………………………………………………….30 Appendix E: List of Graduate Programs with Internship Components………….31 Appendix F: Internship Learning Agreement ……………………………………32 Appendix G: Possible Internship Sites for HALE Master’s Program…………...35 Appendix H: Sample Brochure…………………………………………………..36 Introduction The HALE master's program prepares individuals for entry-level leadership positions in postsecondary education, public agencies, and business...
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...Week 11 & Week 12 The last two weeks are the busiest weeks to me because since my internship program is near the end, I need to complete all the tasks before leaving. During this period, my main task is to prepare an intern farewell event during the last time to chairman, CEO, Director and all the senior general managers of my company. It is also a ceremony to send off us. Besides, I am given a task to write a report of learning experience within the internship program to my company’s supervisor, finding the information of competitor’s make-up classe, explore myself in working process of warehouse working, attend GST workshop and take part in DWMY Friends & Family Day. Interns Farewell Event Our company hopes that there is a session for all of us to enjoy before ending the internship program, so that we are informed to organize interns’ farewell event with all the other interns from different department during the last day. Therefore, it is the only opportunity for me to work with all interns during my internship program. Due to the limited time of preparation, all of us keep discussing to come out the idea in doing it well. We prepare the decoration, invitation card, performance, video together. It is a task that needs the cooperation of each of us to complete. From the process of preparation, I learn how to dealing some matter with the superior, how to communicate with people and how to work in a team. Although it is very tired, it is the most interesting...
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...Proposal: To set up a National Internship Programme (NIP) and covert the existing Jobsbridge scheme into this framework. Overview The Jobsbridge scheme was primarily designed to help all who had difficulty in obtaining paid employment for more than 3 months. This was to be done by reserving a significant number of positions to only be applied for those who had been in receipt of social welfare payments for more than 3 months. In addition to this overarching aim, in my view an additional underlying motivation behind the Jobsbridge could be seen in it enabling young graduates to gain a foothold on the career ladder where they did not have the requisite practical work experience to make them an attractive option for many employers. This lack of work experience was an especial detriment in the jobs market as the impact of the recession was making itself known. Not only did the recession lessen the number of jobs available it also increased competition for those jobs as a large number of redundancies across the economy brought a large number of applicants for positions who had many years of experience in their sector. Young graduates were forced to compete for fewer entry level positions against those who had many years of experience in the particular sector and who were available to pursue these entry level positions due to redundancy. Maintain the existing criteria for Jobsbridge with some exceptions: 1) the nature of the applicant; 2) extension of the internships available;...
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...Organizational Behavior Audrey Locke is a summer intern for a very successful North American company of Brussels and Bradshaw Investment Bank. As it seems in most organizations, the new guy, or girl in this case, is often subject to treatment that can be misunderstood as abusive. Those that are in positions within an organization see this as ‘weeding out the week’. From the view point of Audrey and other past interns, it can be seen as unnecessary and disheartening. For those that are intent on making a future in investments, it seems that you are going to have to learn how to adjust. In fact, Blake Cooper, one of the managing partners of the Toronto Office with Audrey is performing her internship at stated “We cannot afford to get soft on our people by listening to analysts whine and complain about each other. Once you start, where does it stop? They’ll figure out how to get along on their own if you let them. These are professionals. We are all here to make money and the only way to make money in this business is to work together. Those that want to get ahead will recognize that – and those are the people we want at Brussels and Bradshaw.” (Hitt, Miller, Colella, 2011) Issues and Recommendations It seems that this situation of being stepped on is not going to change. Since this seems to be a companywide pandemic, it is going to take a ton of pressure from the top and directive to stay on course to change the fact that summer interns are the workhorses for the office space. With...
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...Burj Khalifa Turner Construction Company Executive Summary Turner’s business philosophy is to work very closely with customers on all its projects. It strives to share the most up to date and accurate information with them. Thus, making customers a partner in the business risk and rewards. It also empowers its employees to record accurate information by decoupling individual bonuses from project performance and tying it to overall corporate performance. It has a well-structured management control system through Indicated Outcome Reports which help Turner to identify and manage not only the risks but also potential savings in the projects. We recommend that Turner could release $200,00 of C-holds and balance $300,000 from construction contingency. This is keeping in mind that it is a new customer and releasing the funds would help Turner in further nurturing the relationship. However, it needs to keep a close watch on scope enhancements being approved by owners and cost control. Turner: Background and Simon’s perspective Core Values Turner’s business model revolves around the following core values: • Make clients your partners It works very closely with the owners and makes them partners in managing the project. Through regular status updates, it keeps them informed about potential risks and cost savings...
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...May 1st, 2015 Michelle Kyriakides Career Services Director, Experimental Learning Saint John’s University 8000 Utopia Parkway Queens NY 11439 Dear Ms. Kyriakides, It is in the nature of Saint John’s University to always enhance, educate and strive for excellence in all aspects. Career Services is a vital department of the university that is not being used to its fullest potential. While a number of students are continuing to graduate with a diploma of academic success, many still are not prepared for the real world. Majority of students spending an entire semester absorbing lectures and solely taking notes, to simply be tested. This does not qualify as a complete educational experience. While learning through lectures and studying is important, it should not encompass a hundred percent of a college semester. This repetitive form of learning is not thoroughly benefiting students. There is a significant piece of the puzzle that is absent from the university: Experience. I am calling this issue to your attention because a project of this scale would need funding from the department. Using the program “Applied Education”, designed to combine coursework and fieldwork into a holistic educational experience could be a benefit to you. I understand that you assure SJU students are receiving the best advice to compete in today's global marketplace. It was through your innovative new model, that the university has significantly increased student engagement with Career...
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...tests each office conducts in house, weekly volume, which vendor is used, and what analyzers are located in the facilities. Once the spreadsheet is compiled, a team of laboratory experts and myself will go through the tests to set criteria on which test is allowed to be done in-house and which tests need to be sent to the CPA lab or the Ancillary Lab. From this project, I will be able to determine the expenses and reimbursement rates to help vet the test menu. The intern program also consists of weekly “Coffee Clutches”. This one-hour sessions gives us the chance to meet and mingle with Norton Administrators. The first week, we met the Rev. Ron Oliver. He talked a great deal about work-life balance and how to embrace opportunities. The next week, we met Al Cornish, the Chief Learning Officer. During this meeting, we learned about the importance of learning and the free benefits to employees by Norton University. Through this past month, my favorite part has been meeting with everyone including the intern team. I have enjoyed getting to know students who come from different backgrounds from me. Of course, having two of my classmates on the team does not hurt either. I look forward to the camaraderie that develops this...
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...Goal Inventory Assignment In ten years, I want to be working in the human resources department at Texas Instruments. I specifically want to be an HR Business Generalist because it is more closely tied to the business and business strategy at Texas Instruments than some of the other human resources jobs there are. This position seems like it would be a great fit for me because I am extremely interested in the business strategy of a company and how the people working for the company can directly influence how successful a business is. I want to be in Dallas, Texas at Texas Instruments’ main office where I can get the most enriching experience. However, after I have learned as much as I can at the Dallas office and when I am comfortable with my position, I want to move to the Houston office because Houston is where I grew up and it is where I want to raise a family. In five year, I want to be working in the human resources department at Texas Instruments. I want to start out in their Compensation position within the HR department. My major is in accounting and I like to work with numbers, so I believe the Compensation position would be a good starting point for me. I have also been advised that this position is a great HR position to begin with, especially if you want to work your way to the HR Business Generalist position, because you learn a lot about the company and their financing. I would like to be in the Dallas office, because this is Texas Instrument’s main office...
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...Brussels and Bradshaw In response to the case study, Brussels and Bradshaw is a well-established financial institution that offers their clients competitive and innovative solutions for their community and work environments. The banking institution offers a summer internship to bright and driven individuals. The internship includes 14 weeks of very intense training and long hours. Interns are paid $20,000 for the contract. During the screening process, out of all the possible candidates Audrey Locke was selected. Audrey has some experience as an assistant, assurance analyst and financial planning analyst. Brussels and Bradshaw is operating in more than 25 countries globally; this case study takes place in Toronto. Many behavioral issues in the Brussels and Bradshaw institution are unprofessional and stressful. Job stress is defined as feeling one’s capabilities, resources, or needs that do not match the demands or requirements of the job (Hitt, Miller, & Colella, 2011 p. 249). Working 70 and 80 hours per week or possibly 120 hours will put a major burden on anyone, especially someone new to the working environment. Audrey is excited with her internship and very eager to learn. She is assigned a mentor and buddy by the business development manager, Kelly Richards. Kelly has 10 years of experience. Although associates consider her human resources, Kelly’s job is strictly administrative. Audrey is never introduced to her mentor and her buddy, Christine Page is very...
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