On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:22:49 -0600, Timothy Sipples <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>... >There's really a simple and straightforward solution to this problem, one >which most of you on IBM-MAIN can execute: hire college interns. (IBM >certainly is.) That's what most directly impacts campus perceptions. Knock >on the college doors and say, "We want three interns next summer -- with >X, Y, and Z preparation if possible." >... This isn't without risk. My company is participating in an Internship program that is going to have interns in a number of areas for 6 or 8 weeks (I think). That is not really long enough to get into anything interesting, but is certainly long enough to bore them out of their collective mind. It would probably be a bit easier if the interns were going to stay with one group for an extended period, but I think the problem still exists. With little or no exposure to mainframes they are not easily understand anything being done that is actually interesting. There is lots of boring grunt-work to give them, but that won't make them want to stay. Pat O'Keefe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
