What did you spend your summers doing while you were in college? Relaxing on the beach? Traveling with friends? Well, this summer is, without a doubt, a … Read more
Survey: Internships Fill the Entry-Level Pipeline
With high school and college students about to begin summer internships, I thought the timing right to discuss this increasingly standard practice at … Read more
Looking For More Diverse Tech Talent? Check Your High Schools
Tech recruiters today are finding themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place. On one side, there’s an increasing pressure to build diverse teams, … Read more
How to Avoid the 5 Biggest Mistakes Companies Make Hiring Interns
Internship programs are a great asset for organizations. Not only do they give students an opportunity to gain valuable experience in an industry … Read more
Use Co-op Programs to Discover What Your Workforce Is Missing
It’s time to take a critical look at your talent and start asking the tough questions. Is the talent that you have today ready to meet your business … Read more
DOL Announces New Test For Paying Interns
Last week the U.S. Department of Labor announced it was changing its test for whether a company needs to pay its interns. Before we get to the new test, … Read more
Your Next Hire Should Be In High School
The skills gap is growing between candidates entering the workforce with a traditional college degree, and candidates recruiters are looking to hire. If … Read more
Unpaid Internships? Excuse Me, But I Don’t See the Problem
Editor’s Note: As I wind up my time as Editor of TLNT — yes, I’m going to be leaving in a week! — I wanted to share some of my favorite posts from over the … Read more
Appeals Court Adds a New Wrinkle to the Unpaid Intern Question
By John E. Thompson Readers will recall that last July, the New York-based Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (with jurisdiction over Connecticut, New … Read more
The Serious (and Costly) Risks You Run by Using Unpaid Interns
By Louise Truong The scene is well-known and well-played out in movies, TV shows, and books: A young, haggard intern hurriedly fetches coffee, makes … Read more
Another Appeals Court Rejects the Labor Department’s Internship Test
Back in July, we reported that the New York-based Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (with jurisdiction over Connecticut, New York, and Vermont) laid out … Read more
Another Appeals Court Criticizes the Labor Department’s 6-Factor Intern Test
By Eric B. Meyer Earlier this Summer, I blogged here about a decision by the New York-based Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in which the appellate … Read more
Appellate Court Throws Out Labor Department’s Internship Test
By Eric B. Meyer If you thought you knew when to pay (or not pay) an intern, think again. A federal appellate court just blew up the U.S. Department of … Read more
Top 5 Ways Employers Can Find the Best Summer and Fall Interns
With summer right around the corner, attracting the best interns is an important part of an overall recruiting strategy for companies to win the war for … Read more
Tech Insights: How Technology Can Help Internships, Youth Employment
It’s a great tragedy that so many young people graduate from post-secondary education with no on-ramp to a career. Many young people study law, teaching or … Read more
3 Good Reasons Why You Really Should Hire Interns
As a business owner or manager, there are a lot of hiring decisions that you will need to be involved in. One question that comes up on a regular basis is … Read more
Unpaid Intern Group Certified by Court For Collective Action
By John E. Thompson After more than a year of litigation (the filing which we reported here), former unpaid Gawker Media interns will be permitted to send … Read more
What Is an Intern? The Labor Dept. Lists the 6 Factors That Define One
By John E. Thompson We wrote some time ago about a lower federal court’s determination in Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures that at least two unpaid … Read more
3 Questions You Need to Ask Before You Hire an Intern
Internship programs, when done properly, can provide a great amount of value to both the intern and the company hiring them. If both parties go into an … Read more
Opposition Is Growing to Unpaid Internships for College Credit
By John E. Thompson We have already reported that a group calling itself the “Fair Pay Campaign” aims to pressure colleges and universities not … Read more