Paducah Area Chamber Of Commerce: Paducah Chamber To Host Webinar About Internships

Press release from the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce:

Sandra Wilson

March 3, 2021 10:30 am

For businesses who want to learn more about offering summer employment and internships for college students, the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a webinar in partnership with the West Kentucky Workforce Board and Four Rivers SHRM on Thursday, March 11 at 9 a.m. This webinar will cover details about how to find students, what to offer, pay options, plus more.

Facilitated by Crystal Balentine, Senior Vice President and HR Officer at FNB Bank, the one-hour webinar will provide employers the steps for starting a program, including who to contact at local campuses and how to successfully recruit students across majors and degree programs. Businesses can also learn about the differences between summer employment and internships.

Panelists include Hannah Carroll, Internship Coordinator at Murray State University Career Services; Marlo Rhodes, Career Services Manager at West Kentucky Community & Technical College; and Ben Stinnett, Recruitment & Career Services Officer at the UK College of Engineering Paducah Campus.

Now more than ever companies need successful internship and summer work programs. Internships connect employers with potential talent before they enter the job market. Internships are a great way to showcase your company, as well as gain an extra set of temporary hands during busy summer months.

To help facilitate with businesses finding workers, the Paducah Chamber is seeking information from local businesses and industries about what they are offering as summer internships and work opportunities in the Paducah/McCracken County area and region. The Chamber will use the information to compile a comprehensive list of job opportunities which will be distributed to the Career Services Departments at area colleges and universities and available on the Chamber’s website for distribution to college students who are interested in summer employment.

This is a part of the Chamber’s Intern Initiative, designed to assist interns who are working in the community to network with the growing population of young professionals; meet other interns who are working in the community; become more informed about the community; develop professional and social skills; and enjoy their summer in the area. The long-term goals of the program are to build the community’s future workforce, fill open jobs and grow the community.

The survey is for Chamber members and non-Chamber members. To receive a copy of the survey, let the chamber know about summer job opportunities, or register for the webinar, go to paducahchamber.org or email the Chamber at info@paducahchamber.org.

This press release was produced by the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.