Keeping colleges students in your community...Albany has a new idea
Wednesday, November 20, 2002
Albany's Center for Economic Growth has launched a new networking program and Web site to help retain college graduates in the area. The new Web site links employers and students together to fill internships and other on-site work training opportunities.
In addition, the Center holds networking events to connect students with employers.
The new web site provides a simple, practical way to reverse the braindrain, but its success will depend heavily on aggressive marketing to both students and employers. Check out the site at www.mybeanstalk.com. It provides a EDPros good model for building a simple, clean web site.
Students are able to browse listings of internships and narrow their search by location, type of business and interest area.
posted by Ed Morrison |
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Some Background on EDPro Weblog
The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it.
One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information.
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Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development
As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking.
Background on Ed Morrison
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Keeping colleges students in your community...Albany has a new idea
