Internships, Employment Law, and Career Fairs
Ryan Vesey
Business Development Director - Greater Mankato Growth - Ask me about the GreenSeam!
In today's newsletter, I've highlighted a reimbursement opportunity for internship wages, introduced our own intern - Alaina Spaude - and highlighted the questions from our Internship Exploration Document/Directory, shared an upcoming employment law seminar, and shared three MSU Career Events that are open for employer registration.
Get 50% Reimbursed for Pay to STEM Internships
?For-profit companies with 250 employees or fewer can receive a 50% reimbursement to wages paid to interns in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics through the SciTech Internship Program . There are 325 Internship reimbursements available statewide at up to $2,500 per internship and any individual employer can have up to 5 internships under the program.
?Eligible industries include Aerospace & Defense, Agriculture & Food Science, Biotechnology & Life Sciences, Fuels & Energy, Engineering Services, IT/Computer Technology, Mining, Materials, Manufacturing & Processing.
?Internships must be registered with the SciTech program prior to hiring any interns. Information & FAQs can be found here:? Employers - SciTech (scitechmn.org).?
?Enroll your internship program here: SciTech | Internship Program (scitechmn.org)
Internship Exploration Document - Introducing Alaina Spaude & Sharing the Questions
In my last newsletter, I announced that we are beginning to work on developing an Internship Exploration Document/Directory. Our own intern, Alaina Spaude has begun today who will be working with us to develop this directory and I wanted to take an opportunity to let Alaina introduce hereself:
?Hello, my name is Alaina Spaude. I am a junior at the University of Minnesota Duluth, majoring in business management with a minor in marketing. I am the Program and Events Intern at Greater Mankato Growth and am very excited for the opportunity to gain more business experience this summer!
?You may hear directly from Alaina and feel free to reach out to Alaina and me jointly with questions regarding this directory at [email protected] and [email protected].?
?Additionally, it was requested that I share the questions that we will ask about each internship so employers can prepare answers in advance. Please find the questions listed below:
Internship questions: -Choose the Career Field, Cluster, and then Pathway that best matches the internships -Internship Title
-Contact email for questions about the internship
-Best webpage for someone seeking to learn more about this internship (no links to specific job posts – an intern-specific webpage, an about us page, or a general jobs page
-How long is this internship? (options <3 months, 3-6 months, 6 months-1 year, 1 year+)
-When is this internship offered (options Summer, Fall Semester, Spring Semester, other)
-What is the work mode of the internship (in person, hybrid remote)
-Part time/full time status (Part time <32 hours, full time 32 hours+, either, other)
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-Internship eligibility (choose all that apply, high school students, vocational students, associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, other)
-Is the internship paid or unpaid?
-Please provide a two-three sentence description of the internship
-Please note if you will offer internships for international students using CPT (during their degree program) or OPT (after completion of their degree program)? What's this? (PDF)
-Optional – long form description (In addition to the directory, we intend on asking a team of students to identify the most interesting internships in each career field in order to put together a one-two page handout. If you would like to have your internship be considered for that please feel free to write a longer description of your internship and what would make it compelling for a student.)
June 11 SMAHRA Lunch - Employment Law Update
The upcoming SMAHRA - Southern MN Human Resource Association lunch will feature Stephanie Haedt of Peterson, Koker, Haedt who will be giving an employment law update covering changes in state and federal law and how employers should prepare and adapt to those changes. Attending this event is free for SMAHRA members and $30 for non-SMAHRA members. Lunch can be purchased at the normal rate of $12.
The SMAHRA lunch will take place from 11:30-1:00 on Tuesday, June 11. Register here: SMAHRA - Meeting/Event Information
"Meet the Firms" Accounting & Finance Career Fair Registration Open + 6 Additional MSU Career Events
Registration is now open for Meet the Firms 2024 at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Meet the Firms is your fall opportunity to connect with 200+ Maverick Accounting and Finance students. The event will take place on Thursday, September 19th from 12am to 4pm.
Space is limited for that event so interested firms should register on handshake as soon as possible.??
If you have any questions, contact [email protected]?
Registration is also open for:
Additional events that haven't opened up registration can be found here: Upcoming Events | Minnesota State University, Mankato (mnsu.edu)
Thanks for the great shoutout, Ryan!
Business student pursuing a degree in Business Administration and Marketing at the University of Minnesota, Duluth.
5 个月Ryan Vesey, thank you for the warm welcome! Look forward to working with you this summer!