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InternQube: Professional Skills for the Workplace
Employers worldwide want employees who can demonstrate the so-called soft skills. This resource helps students to think about and develop these sought-after professional skills. The book highlights the core competencies they need to succeed in today's workplace. It is written in a nuts and bolts, executive summary style. Like the utility of a Swiss knife, this book also includes questions for reflection in multiple subject areas. Version 3.0 comes complete with new and updated chapters. New chapters include What Employers Want, Deep Work, Systems Thinking, The Value of Checklists, and Translating Experiences for Employers.
Michael True is Senior Associate for Talent Development & Marketing at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and has been working in the field of internships for over 28 years. His speaking and consulting work takes him to institutions of higher education, business, non-profit organizations, and government.
He has been interviewed regarding issues related to internships and employment by the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, Business Week, Newsday, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, Money Magazine, and several other publications.
In 1995 he began Internship-Net, an internet listserv now serving over 1300 internship professionals throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. For employers he compiled a free booklet entitled Starting and Maintaining A Quality Internship Program which is currently being used by hundreds of colleges, universities, employers, and chambers of commerce across the United States and internationally. For university and college faculty he has written Faculty Academic Standards and Best Practices for Internships. As a companion to this book, students can take advantage of the many resources found at InternQube.com.
Michael True is Senior Associate for Talent Development & Marketing at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and has been working in the field of internships for over 28 years. His speaking and consulting work takes him to institutions of higher education, business, non-profit organizations, and government.
He has been interviewed regarding issues related to internships and employment by the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, Business Week, Newsday, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, Money Magazine, and several other publications.
In 1995 he began Internship-Net, an internet listserv now serving over 1300 internship professionals throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. For employers he compiled a free booklet entitled Starting and Maintaining A Quality Internship Program which is currently being used by hundreds of colleges, universities, employers, and chambers of commerce across the United States and internationally. For university and college faculty he has written Faculty Academic Standards and Best Practices for Internships. As a companion to this book, students can take advantage of the many resources found at InternQube.com.
113 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2011
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September 13, 2014
I picked this book up for work-related research and had mixed feelings on it. It is meant as a book of advice to college students on how to conduct themselves professionally in an internship setting. Most of the ideas here are on target, but I didn't find them particularly original. I think most young people could find similar information from other sources, including ones on their own campus.
Another thought that occurred to me while reading this was that if the target audience was young people, I wasn't sure if a book was the best format for content delivery. It struck me that a blog or series of videos might be a better way to get these messages across to the heavily wired millennial generation.
On the other hand, perhaps this book would work if used as a quick reference guide. I read it straight through from cover to cover, which was probably not what was intended.
* shrug *
Another thought that occurred to me while reading this was that if the target audience was young people, I wasn't sure if a book was the best format for content delivery. It struck me that a blog or series of videos might be a better way to get these messages across to the heavily wired millennial generation.
On the other hand, perhaps this book would work if used as a quick reference guide. I read it straight through from cover to cover, which was probably not what was intended.
* shrug *
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