Gresham Smith’s Post

Happy Intern Day! In the course of the past two months, it has been fun and interesting to work with and get to know some of our interns. For many (maybe all?) this is their first fully in-person job experience. When I contrast our intern program this summer with my son's internship with Coke during the pandemic, it's like night and day. Both positive experiences, but very different. I know there is still a lot of discussion around #returntooffice and in our business that discussion usually focuses a lot on investment in office buildings. I wonder the long-term impact on young careers of in-person vs. work from anywhere vs. hybrid internships and early work experience.

Attention, incoming summer interns! We’ve reached out to leaders across Koch, including those who were once interns themselves, to gather advice just for you. Today, we’re sharing insights from our Vice President of Human Resources, Cara Chennault-Reid. She shares three tips as you prepare for your internship: • Ask questions • Embrace the journey • Understand and apply Principle Based Management™ With these tips in mind, we’re excited to see how you’ll use your unique skills and abilities to shape your paths.

"We shouldn't have to do that" Recently I was talking to someone in the industry and that was their sentiment surrounding extended & enhanced onboarding for new summer interns. We had just discussed how our Workforce Development team gets a full week to get our new summer interns (current college students studying something construction or engineering related) and how appreciative we are that our Execs & Operations Team fully support this investment. Should we HAVE to do this? To me that is irrelevant - we have data and anecdotal evidence showing that we NEED to do this. Our commitment to "Investing In People" compels us to take the time necessary to set these young folks (most of whom are new to the industry) up for success & for "Winning In The Field" Reminds us of the quote from Henry Ford: "The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave is not training them and having them stay." It's good for the interns, Sargent, our industry, and our region(s). And it's a really fun week for Kevin Gordon & me! 😃 pictured: Meredith Brewer, Sargent Foreman and the architect of our internship program giving the new New England interns a peptalk! 📸 Kevin

There is perhaps no more important mission in the gas markets than to expose young people to the nature and importance of energy security, natural gas' critical role in carbon emissions reduction, support for America's Allies around the globe for energy access, use of a native US resource to support a manufacturing renaissance here in the US...the list goes on. Thanks to Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline and Shawn Patterson for pursuing this mission. If young people, or anyone frankly, want to learn more about natural gas' critical role for a clean energy future, check out Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future

🎉 Celebrating National Intern Day 🎉 MBE CPAs partnered with us to refine their campus recruitment program over the last year. We saw major success in helping them hire 15 interns for summer 2023! Even better, many of these interns will be returning for a second internship or as full time hires post graduation. 👨🎓 👩🎓 🤔 Not sure the power of an internship program for your company's candidate pool? ✋ Want interns, but not sure how to get them? We'd love to help you build your internship and campus recruitment strategy! #NationalInternDay #InternshipProgram #TalentDevelopment #CampusRecruitment

Check out these highlights from our intern panel, as one of our past interns Brittany Wall, gives our interns some advice on how to have the best summer! #construction #summerinternships #growth

What are you doing to invest in your interns this summer? The YURtern Program is free for interns to join and is hosted by the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce. If you're managing an intern, attend the employer informational session to learn more and connect with managers who've successfully used this local resource. #Interns #SummerIntern #InternResouces #ProfessionalDevelopment

I really enjoyed talking to @AntonSavageShow on @NewstalkFM this morning about internships; work experience & apprentices! The importance of getting mutual benefit for both parties from the opportunity; employee rights to be paid & lots more. @TheHRSuite

This week we chat on the Top 10 on Being Young, Wild and Working! Join us alongside our new interns, Lilah and Ashley, to chat about the do’s and dont’s for summer internships!  We unpack on topics like: → What to wear to your cool new job  → What constitutes as “oversharing” at work?  → Social event etiquette  → The Scoop on in-office romances → How to do networking right

It's so important to encourage #EmployeeResourceGroups and foster open dialogue and courageous conversations, as Cheryl suggests. By creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, is empowered to do their best work, and feels comfortable sharing their ideas, organizations can maximize their potential. #ERGs Authority Magazine #Belonging #Inclusion #Innovation #PositiveBusinessResults