Internships/Externships

Ronald V. Maggio intelli at localnet.com
Thu Jul 5 15:24:39 EDT 2001


        Well Mr.Wechter has a good point. I looked into this also but this
is Buffalo and Buffalo thinks that it is still a Steel Town of sorts. Most
business in Buffalo will not pay what your worth unless you have a
suma-come-loudly plus enough certifications to choke a horse. Even then they
pay less than the national average. ( I can only speak from my own
experience ) But most people in the IT trade living in Buffalo will say the
same. Well that's my two cents worth!

Ron M.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Yost" <carlyos at Buffalo.com>
To: <nflug at nflug.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: Internships/Externships


> We always have room, and work for interns. What we usually get
> from schools though are kids that don't really care just come in
> and leave, or we get kids from U.B. that want to be paid.
> Hmmmmmm where were the paying internships when I was in college.
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> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Wechter, Ron" <WechterR at cnrc.navy.mil>
> Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 12:03:12 -0500
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> >The last email that I sent out asked about any possible
> internships with any
> >companies/organizations.  Reading books, self-training, and getting
> >certifications help the learning process but are not as
> valuable as "on the
> >job training".  I'm sure we've all said "How can I get 3 - 4
> years of
> >experience if I cannot get a job in the field" -- Internships
> are the
> >answer!
> >
> >I've noticed that many of the email signatures out there have
> "MCSE, UNIX
> >Administrator, CCNA" -- These are members of the NFLUG group
> (The group we
> >all belong to).  Lets all "Network" together and see if the
> companies that
> >we work for offer some Intern/Externships.  If you have to
> propse this, or
> >if you are a manager of the IT department, think of this:
> >
> >    "Interns are a source of free (or very cheap) labor that
> can take care
> >of very basic tasks with very little training.  In return the
> Intern gains
> >much needed 'on the job' experience.  It only takes about an
> hour a day,
> >three days a week, to train an Intern.  Also, New York State
> will give
> >certain awards, tax incentives, and/or perks to companies that
> provide these
> >services."
> >
> >I hope this email will generate some responses or at least get
> a few of use
> >to work on, as a group, a project to speak with certain
> companies to see if
> >they will provide some "Special Training Incentives" to NFLUG.
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >
> >Ronald K. Wechter
> >Network Systems  <mailto:wechterr at cnrc.navy.mil> Administrator
> >NRD Buffalo Webmaster
> >Navy Recruiting Department Buffalo
> >(716) 551-4901
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