{"id":7757,"date":"2011-01-27T08:40:25","date_gmt":"2011-01-27T13:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2011\/01\/designing-and-managing-an-internship-program---part-1.html"},"modified":"2011-01-27T08:40:25","modified_gmt":"2011-01-27T13:40:25","slug":"designing-and-managing-an-internship-program-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2011\/01\/designing-and-managing-an-internship-program-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing and Managing an Internship Program &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I experienced internships early on in life; while I was in college, I did three paid internships &#8211; two for Walt Disney World, and one with the Waterford Hotel Group. Each opportunity was a great learning experience; I spent time working with managers at each of my locations to learn more about the industry &#8211; at Disney, it was about how to become a greater professional, manage food costs, and more. At Waterford, it was a unique experience, working at both the front desk and in a restaurant learning more about the business while holding down a traditional hourly position.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>After doing these internships, I decided that I wanted to someday offer the same great opportunities I received from these great organizations to students when I started my company. So now, as I am in my 6th year of business, I have launched an internship program at Braathe Enterprises.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>I tested it out last summer, having a paid intern for 8 weeks, available Monday through Friday, but making their own hours. I quickly learned just having one person on board to completely rely on was not the best idea, but it was a great learning experience for the both of us. The intern learned about all of the aspects of my business, but given the scope of what I do, it may not have been the best idea to setup the internship in that manner.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Now, this spring, I have offered 6 students an unpaid opportunity with a much narrower scope. Each has assigned projects, but works collaboratively online via a discussion board where topics overlap. The time requirements are less &#8211; I&#8217;ve asked each to commit 3-5 hours per week on their own time to complete the assignments. 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