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Wednesday, October 23, 2002

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2002-10-21-virtual_x.htm

Internships go virtual as firms seek ways to save
Stephanie Armour, USA TODAY

Some cost-cutting employers are trying a novel alternative to the traditional student apprenticeship: virtual internships. Companies are hiring college students to work on projects from afar rather than relocating them for short-term assignments. The programs, dubbed e-internships, are a new way for companies and pending graduates to get connected. Employers are experimenting with the idea because more college students have access to computers, virtual work has become more commonplace and companies want to tap more-affordable labor sources....

 


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