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| 2795.1 | They still exist... | MUDHWK::LAWLER | MUDHWK(TM) | Tue Nov 23 1993 15:52 | 7 |
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We had summer hires here in TAY last summer...
-al
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| 2795.2 | Who do you ask? | GNPIKE::GLASER | | Tue Nov 23 1993 16:29 | 3 |
| Who would I talk to about openings for summer hires?
-David
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| 2795.3 | | ELWOOD::KAPLAN | Larry Kaplan, DTN: 237-6872 | Wed Nov 24 1993 08:26 | 6 |
| My understanding is that, going back to 1989 or before, summer
internships (co-op's) are only available to recipients of a
scholarship through DEC's (er... I mean digital's) Women's and
Minorities Scholarship program. Still, I think, in existence.
L.
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| 2795.4 | why bother | CVG::THOMPSON | Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest? | Wed Nov 24 1993 08:35 | 7 |
| RE: .3 Not so. We had a couple of white male co-ops last summer.
IMHO, the co-ops get far more value out of the experience than the
company does. Unless you later get to hire them. But that seems rare
these days.
Alfred
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| 2795.5 | co-ops and interns aren't the same thing... | STRATA::DWEST | choose wisdom over intelligence... | Wed Nov 24 1993 15:05 | 10 |
| maybe just a nit, but it could be important to some... co-ops
and interns are NOT the same... interns do not count against
population numbers for your cc and they do not get paid...
they work for the experience and school credit... i've used several
interns from Fitchburg State College for writing projects in the
past... it was done through our university relations folks (sorry,
don't have the contact anymore...) co-ops however, do get paid and do
count against your cc population numbers...
da ve
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| 2795.6 | co-ops are worth it | CRLVMS::PAYNE | | Sun Dec 05 1993 06:35 | 19 |
| >IMHO, the co-ops get far more value out of the experience than the
>company does. Unless you later get to hire them. But that seems
>rare these days.
Supposedly, Digital gets a tax break for co-ops (not interns), which
makes them extremely cheap labor.
Also, the hiring process can be very expensive. Managers spend a lot
of time screening and interviewing, and the opportunity cost of hiring
someone who doesn't work out can be very high. Co-ops are a way to
remove some risk. After 3 months, you have a VERY good idea who you
would want to hire full-time.
I worked as a co-op for a chip development group in Hudson. This group
maintains about 10% of its headcount as co-ops, and many of the group
are former co-ops. I think the co-op program has shown great benefit,
both to the participants and to the company.
-andy
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