Three types of goals you should be setting during your internship to make the most of your experience
Embarking on a remote internship? Learn to set specific goals so that you come out of your internship experience with an improved resume, larger professional network, and strengthened personal brand. In this article, Jenna Rein Zipf, Founder of The Intern Hustle, offers guidance in how to align your professional and personal goals.
Top Skills to Look for When Hiring Remote Interns
Remote work is not for everyone, and it can be challenging for hiring managers to discern if candidates are truly prepared for virtual collaboration. However, remote interviews can be a strong indicator as to how a candidate will fare in a remote setting, if you know what skills to look for. Here are the top four skills to interview for when hiring remote interns.
Happy National Thank Your Customers Week from Symba!
As a startup, our early adopters are vital to our success. Symba’s customers are pioneers across a variety of sectors and are transforming the world of remote work. Together, we are able to innovate and develop new designs to improve our user experience. They power our mission, innovation, and growth. Thank you to our clients for your valuable role in Symba’s journey!
Happy New Year from Symba’s Founders!
Despite the many challenges, our team at Symba was able to achieve our milestones and reach new heights. In 2020, we launched Symba 2.0, grew our team by 4X, won multiple international pitch competitions, and closed our first round of venture capital. Get the highlights in this letter from the founders.
3 Onboarding & Payrolling Strategies to Improve Contingent Worker Satisfaction
Valuing contingent workers – whether interns, freelancers, or independent contractors – is key to your business success. With the rising importance of temporary labor, the full potential of tomorrow’s workforce can’t be realized without today’s contingent worker. Cara Zibbell, Director of Human Resources and Compliance at Atrium Staffing and Workforce Solutions, shares onboarding & payrolling strategies to attract, engage, and retain temporary talent for long-term success.
Symba welcomes a new marketing leader: Meet Carlotta Bartolini
Today, we are thrilled to announce that the Symba team is growing and we have brought on a talented marketing leader to join our team! Get to know Carlotta in this Q&A.
Happy Thanksgiving 2020 from Team Symba
As we take this time to reflect on what we are grateful for, we want to acknowledge the support that has kept us growing during this challenging year. From all of us at Symba, we wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
Coming Full Circle
Anika, a recent Marketing Intern at Symba, reflects on her experience working, learning, and growing with the mission-driven startup.
Best practices for supporting and motivating remote interns
The following blog post outlines some best practices for supervisors who are responsible for supporting and motivating interns during their internships. Here we focus on two aspects: supervisory and organizational considerations, and creating internship content, experiences, and learning opportunities.
How To Disclose Your Illness Or Disability To Your Employer
“I worried that there was no place for people like me – people with illness and disability – in the workforce.” When you live with chronic illness or disability, you constantly have to navigate barriers set by a society that was not built for us. Chronically Capable was built to remove some of those barriers and create a society that values and makes space for our differences.