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Americans in love with wacky job titles Co-op Survey Report. Other interns, like Morgan Mendis, 23, nab international internships. Florida International University's Global Learning Office connected him to an internship with a nonprofit in Guatemala, where he worked to create a medical data- base for a rural health clinic. Now he's about to start a job at a healthcare startup in Washington. Still others have the opportunity to clock hours toward certifica- tions or degrees. Art Therapist Amanda Pike's interns serve child bereavement centers, hospitals, homeless shelters and schools for autism spectrum disorders with personalized art therapy protocols they create themselves. Pike said her interns often score full-time positions, too, either with her or someone in her network. Most universities encourage stu- dents to add at least one internship to their resume. "There's only so much we can do to prepare students for the work- force," said FIU Director of Career Services Fernando Figueredo. "We need the support of the business community in order to prepare our students, so the perfect partnership is universities working alongside the business community." Because of increased scrutiny and tightened federal labor guide- lines, many internships today are paid; those that don't pay a salary should be designed for the training and education, according to court rulings. Still, employers find they also learn from the arrangement. When Miami-area car dealer- ships South Motors and Vista Motors started a summer intern- ship program this summer, they were looking for fresh minds. Vista Motors Human Resource Director Priscila Cascardo, who runs the program that paid $10 per hour, said that while the company wanted to show interns that the automobile industry extends beyond the sales department, they also needed interns' perspectives. Interns in the summer program presented group projects at the mid-point of the summer, during which they identified flaws in the company's social media strategy. Now, South Motors and Vista Motors are beefing up their online presence. "It's our first internship pro- gram, and we wanted a lot of feed- back from them to see what we could do better," Cascardo said. "It has been such an amazing experience because, honestly, when I started putting (the cur- riculum) all together, I wrote it all out on paper. It's another thing when it comes to life." Cascardo was surprised to see how excited the interns were to do hands-on work for the company. They'll present individual projects this month, and some could be offered full-time positions with the company. 2 GREATERmilwaukeeJOBS • August 13 2015 internships . . . from page 1 Liz Reyer is a credentialed coach with more than 20 years of business experience. Her company, Reyer Coaching & Consulting, offers services for organiza- tions of all sizes. Submit questions or comments about this column at www.deliverchange.com/coachscorner or email her at lizdeliverchange.com. When your views don't mesh with co-workers' & A Q A publication of Conley Media Distributed by: Conley Distribution 262-513-2646 ©2004 by Conley Media, LLC Waukesha County Independent and Locally Owned GREATERmilwaukeeJOBS is published weekly by Conley Media – Waukesha County, 801 N. Barstow St., Waukesha, WI 53186. Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the publisher. GREATERmilwaukeeJOBS assumes no liability for any error in copy or content. It is the advertiser's responsibility to be aware of the laws pertaining to employment advertising. Subscriptions are available for $34 (non-refundable) for a 6-month subscription. Call 262-306-5008 for information. 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The possible climate could range anywhere from "people talking about their shared interests," which may unin- tentionally exclude you, to "people trying to intimidate the outsider," which would carry a strong negative message to you. More often than not, it'll be benign, and that's the focus of this column. That said, if you per- ceive an intentional effort to intimidate you, it's a human relations issue.Take it to your boss, or higher up if needed, to get it documented and addressed. Assuming that your co-workers are not hos- tile, think about how you'd like the situation to be different. For example, perhaps they're talking about social, political or religious views that you dis- agree with. Have you tried raising the alterna- tive point of view that you hold? If so, what has the result been? If not, what has held you back? With the right people and the right tone, this could create an opportunity for some truly expansive openings in thinking for all con- cerned. It may be a matter of time and place. If you're a captive audience and can't avoid the conversa- tions, it'll be more stressful than if you can just move away. Also, if these topics are under discussion in areas where clients are present, there may be an "appropriateness" angle at play. As far as getting on the same page as your colleagues, pick someone you feel comfortable with and who also has some influence in the group. Find a time when you're feeling relaxed to talk to him or her about the group dynamics. Remember to use "I" statements, as in, "I feel anxious when the conversation turns to politics because my beliefs are so different from every- one else's." Propose solutions:"Can we agree to have a 'religion-free conversation zone'?" Try to bring some humor to the situation – again, assuming that your colleagues are people of good intention, making a joke of your "over- whelmedness" may help them be considerate without putting them on the spot. No one likes to be guilted. Take the initiative to redirect the conversa- tion to books, movies, the great outdoors, hob- bies.There are any number of noncontroversial topics to turn to, and it'll help if you can steer the conversation. There also is a degree to which you may just need to tune it out. If you were in their shoes, you'd want to talk about the things you have in common sometimes, so give the group a break. The more you can do that, the more apt they are to tone it down sometimes. Q. A group of people I work near are very outspoken, and very different from me in their attitudes and beliefs. It gets uncomfortable for me, but then I feel like I'm being too thin-skinned. What can I do? By Liz Reyer Tribune News Service (TNS) It is a corporate feel-good movement sweeping the nation: titlemania. No longer content with being just Senior Vice Presi- dent or Managing Director or even Embedded Software Applications Engineer, pro- fessionals throughout Amer- ica have been drinking the Silicon Valley startup Kool- Aid and they're getting downright giddy with their job titles. Blame it on Google, where employees can pretty much give themselves any title they like, whether it's Jolly Good Fellow (head of Google's meditation and mindfulness program) or Chief Extrater- restrial Observer (a Google Earth Engine founder whose real name is Noel Gorelick). But now the rest of the nation, and not just Silicon Valley, is going mad with monikers. "I'm running into more and more people the past year or two with weird titles," said Jonathan Harrop, a marketing manag- er with mobile-technology company Yvolver in Dallas who handles recruiting and must navigate an increasingly loopy LinkedIn landscape. "Back in 2010 there were a few companies looking for things like Social Media By Patrick May San Jose Mercury News (TNS) see WACKY JOB TITLES… page 6

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