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This document provides profiles of various companies that have won awards for their talent development initiatives. The companies come from different industries and regions, showcasing the importance of talent development in achieving organizational success and growth. The profiles highlight the specific strategies and programs implemented by each company to upskill their workforce, foster innovation, and address the challenges of the digital age. The companies prioritize areas such as professional development, gender diversity, digital transformation, and employee well-being. They leverage technologies like artificial intelligence and data analytics to enhance their talent development initiatives. Overall, these companies demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning and preparing their employees for the future of work. [Extracted from the article]

Hack.Diversity, a Boston-based nonprofit, has expanded its fellowship program to New York in an effort to break down hiring barriers and increase access for diverse early career tech workers. The program connects aspiring technologists with their first tech internship through a nine-month fellowship. Since its launch in 2016, the program has paired over 500 fellows with tech-focused host companies. The program provides professional development training and industry exposure to help fellows succeed in the tech industry. Hack.Diversity raises about $2 million annually from individual contributions and grants, with its biggest donors including the Barr Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. [Extracted from the article]

Therefore, employers must seek to support higher education institutions in building career-ready graduates through not only skill development but also access to opportunities that build social capital such as internships and mentorships. Employers have an opportunity to support career readiness through partnerships, advocacy, and philanthropic initiatives at a critical time when student career identities and preferences are being shaped. In the US, Gen Z, the youngest talent within organizations today, represents more than one-quarter of the population and is the most racially diverse generation in the nation's history. [Extracted from the article]

The article announces honorees of Progressive Grocer's 2022 GenNext Awards including Clara Douglas, Grocery Clerk at AGS Vermont Inc./ Jericho Market; JJ Sander, Produce Category Manager at Brookshire Grocery Co.; and Muntazir Mehdi, Senior Product Manager at Invafresh.

It shows that interns are valuable to the company", says a former SAP intern. How employers meet those expectations and desires certainly varies from program to program, but organizations must aim to fill the training-satisfaction gap if they hope to recruit the right interns and keep them long term. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the reported popularity of internships in places such as the U.S., Japan, and China, focusing on the claim that many internship programs are unregulated and often involve the rendering of services without compensation. U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner's interns and similar programs at the U.S. Supreme Court and computer company Google Inc. are assessed. An employment CV (curricula vitae) and career development are also examined.

The article focuses on the interns who come to Washington for their Summer internship program. The author observes that interns are eager and want to improve their résumés but end up doing routine, menial tasks. He presents his own experience as an intern and how interns can learn from observing office culture and listening in to conversations that could help in their professional development.

The article offers the insights from several interns including Ruobin Gong, Tyler G. Kinzy, and Steven Willke regarding how their internship experiences developed their personalities towards their career.

The article focuses on Year Up, an internship program offered by Jobs for the Future (JFF) which help students with limited education with their careers and schooling. It says that the program aims to provide high school graduates and General Education Development (GED) earners with academic and technical skills needed for entry-level positions in high-growth job sectors. It also mentions that the program consists of an in-class training program and a hands-on internship.

The article describes the services offered by the Brooks Institute to their students who are seeking jobs. Brooks Institute, with six campuses throughout Southern California, knows that competition is fierce, and before letting its students, who are working toward degrees in video production, graphic design, professional photography, and visual journalism, graduate, the school makes sure the students have all the tools they need to make themselves hirable. While internships are not required at Brooks Institute, the faculty strongly encourages students in that direction by having career-services advisors visit classrooms and talk to students who are eligible for full-time, for-credit internships about how the process works.