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June 11, 2008
4:00-7:00 PM
Letter to the Membership - MAY 2008
By Jean McPheeters, President
Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce
Do you need an intern? As a member of the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce we know that you are invested in the future and vitality of Tompkins County. The Chamber can help you in attracting and retaining young professionals.
The Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce has been awarded one of the first “Student Internship Opportunities” initiative grants by the New York State Department of Labor. The goal of this grant is to make it possible to match local high school and college students looking for meaningful work experience with local businesses, maybe yours.
This opportunity will create a greater and more effective link between the private business sector and the education sector of our community. Internships will open the door to a ready pool of future employees for businesses and establish reliable resources for recruiting. By employing interns and opening your workplace to students your business will be making an important contribution to their education and possibly even influence curriculum development. When students learn and work in their chosen fields of career exploration it eases the leap from their current demands of education to the higher demands of the business environment.
The Tompkins Chamber will be helping businesses involved with creating goals, objectives and a job description for the internship, supervising their intern and evaluating placement match. The Chamber and you can help broaden student awareness of local possible employment. Helping businesses and organizations grow and find success is the Chamber’s business. Please let us help you find success in 2008. Ask us how you can get involved with student internship opportunities and support economic growth through workforce development. We are waiting for you to call us at 273-7080.
Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce
Do you need an intern? As a member of the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce we know that you are invested in the future and vitality of Tompkins County. The Chamber can help you in attracting and retaining young professionals.
The Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce has been awarded one of the first “Student Internship Opportunities” initiative grants by the New York State Department of Labor. The goal of this grant is to make it possible to match local high school and college students looking for meaningful work experience with local businesses, maybe yours.
This opportunity will create a greater and more effective link between the private business sector and the education sector of our community. Internships will open the door to a ready pool of future employees for businesses and establish reliable resources for recruiting. By employing interns and opening your workplace to students your business will be making an important contribution to their education and possibly even influence curriculum development. When students learn and work in their chosen fields of career exploration it eases the leap from their current demands of education to the higher demands of the business environment.
The Tompkins Chamber will be helping businesses involved with creating goals, objectives and a job description for the internship, supervising their intern and evaluating placement match. The Chamber and you can help broaden student awareness of local possible employment. Helping businesses and organizations grow and find success is the Chamber’s business. Please let us help you find success in 2008. Ask us how you can get involved with student internship opportunities and support economic growth through workforce development. We are waiting for you to call us at 273-7080.