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Entries Tagged as 'Teens'

What Summer Camps Can Teach Startups About Supervising Interns and Young People: A Comment on Michael Arrington’s Tech Crunch Apology

February 5th, 2010 · Comments · Human Resources, Risk Management, Technology, Teens

Michael Arrington, founder and co-editor of TechCrunch, is dealing with an issue today on his blog that highlighted how we rely on interns and young people, often forgetting they are still at an age where their reasoning is not firing with 100% accuracy. This is an area summer camp directors and recreation professionals hold special [...]

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Teenagers Need to Learn to Sign Email

April 12th, 2009 · Comments · Human Resources, Staff Training, Technology, Teens

Received an email tonight from a potential high school staff member for our Counselor-In-Training program.  Answered all my questions but the person did not sign their name at the bottom of the email.  I have now created a standard reply, since I this happens somewhat frequently.
Dear I Don’t Know Your Name:
Thank you for your reply. [...]

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