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Need an intern? Youth Workforce Summit this week at Enterprise Center

February 1, 2011

If you need an intern, here’s a chance to give a kid their first break in the work world. And it’s free. The Enterprise Center (4548 Market St.) will host the West Philadelphia Youth Workforce Summit on Thursday and Friday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to provide employers the chance to hire student interns for 6 to 15 hours per week at no cost to them.

The internships are compensated through the Philadelphia Youth Network, a co-sponsor of this week’s event, and their “Work Ready” program. The students available for internships are pre-screened and will be on hand at the Summit with resumes and presentations to market themselves.

Summit organizers stressed that even if businesses are unable to hire an intern for the spring they should still send representatives. Part of the point of the Summit is to help students practice the work-related skills they have been working on over the year.

Check out the video below for more on Work Ready and the Philadelphia Youth Network.

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