Creating internships are a great way to build your organization’s talent pipeline, while also lowering your turnover rates and recruiting costs. But how do you, as an employer, create a valuable internship experience? There are many ways employers can ensure this goal is met for their student interns and that they enjoy the experience. To help you out, here are the top 9 things employers can do to create valuable internship experiences.
Last month, University Career Services, in collaboration with the LGBTQA+ Center, the Nebraska Alumni Association and Pride in Business, held an event called, Pride In The Workplace. Through short panels of professionals speaking on topics dealing with job searching, interviewing, …
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Career Services will debut a new style of career events this fall that will offer students an educational opportunity, distinct from a traditional career fair. These new “niche” events will target specific career interest communities with …
University Career Service has created a pilot program that will benefit local Lincoln employers and select University of Nebraska-Lincoln students with shorter term job opportunities called micro-internships.
The Micro-Internship and Mentoring Program was launched by University Careers Services in the …
From working at a desk to cultivating cells in a lab, all internship experiences are important. Internships are meant to help students integrate knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skill development, all while helping employers …
Mayra Pelagio
Fellow
“Environmental science was the thread that linked my life back in Mexico to my new community in San Jose.”
Mayra Pelagio, former Higher Education Fellow and one of the storytellers during the Welcome Week in San Jose, …
Kai Martin
Entrepreneur, Fellow
“The drive and the hustle just became natural to me. I was determined never to sit still and never say I couldn’t do it, because I know I can always find something to do.”
Meet Kai …
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The following story highlights several women who are pursuing careers in manufacturing, a field in which women are underrepresented. Importantly, Women in Manufacturing‘s Nebraska chapter is highlighted as an organization that provides support, opportunities and networking for women in …
More and more women are pursuing careers in fisheries, wildlife, forestry, water studies and climate sciences. Read this story about some women in Nebraska, including many at UNL, who are doing important work related to natural resources.