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Benefits of Internships Discussed at Roanoke, Va., Meeting.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, April, 2003
By Duncan Adams, The Roanoke Times, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Apr. 18--During the monthly breakfast meeting of the New Century Technology Council, both Libby Speight, internship coordinator for ECPI Technical College in Roanoke, and Kathy Jordan, Radford University's director of experiential learning and career development, touted internships as valuable recruiting tools for businesses.
Speight said internships provide an extended period to evaluate the performance and fit of a potential employee. "I like to think of an internship as a long interview," said Speight, who added that most of ECPI's interns work for college credit and are unpaid.
At the same time, she said, many interns hope their temporary work will lead...
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