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The No. 1 Tip for Hiring a Successful Summer Intern

Insperity

Your goal is to provide young professionals with meaningful work so you can assess their work ethic, intellect and potential as long-term employees. Basic questions to consider when planning a summer internship program: How long will interns work? What will they work on? Who will supervise the work?

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I lose my motivation when my boss is out of the office

Ask a Manager

Because of the small team size, I take care of almost all admin and accounting related tasks, and I enjoy the autonomy and foreign language practice that comes with my work. That’s too much like announcing “you need to worry about my work ethic,” and that’s not an impression you want your boss to have.

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my coworker carries a taser to work, interviewer timed my answers to questions, and more

Ask a Manager

I’ve been leading a small project for about five years, with one other person working with me. I’m not a manager and have no official role in terms of providing feedback or supervision, but I do manage the project and provide training and guidance for this person. She has been here for about two years, and does good work.

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18 Simple and Effective Strategies to Help You Motivate Employees

SnackNation

It can in the form of a formalized program, or can be as simple as sending a thoughtful email (or better yet, a handwritten note) to your team members calling out their amazing work. Tony Aldridge, a top-performing sales manager and expert motivator here at SnackNation, dives deeper. but “why wouldn’t I recognize my people?”.