Internships/Externships

[Carl Yost]

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.







---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Wechter, Ron" <WechterR at cnrc.navy.mil>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 12:03:12 -0500 

>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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