The HR SIG Presents:
You can create a pipeline of technical talent for the future by investing in an internship program today. CommNexus believes interns are a KEY component in winning the war for talent, as 50% of interns accept full-time positions after graduation.
This HR-SIG will provide you with the “must have” intern program components to attract, retain and compete for technical talent. Our expert panel will address “best practices” for the mentor relationship, introduce the team intern concept, and identify immigration considerations for interns.
Since EE and CSE undergraduate enrollment in San Diego has declined nearly 50% in the last five years, getting high school students interested in engineering will benefit the CommNexus high-tech community. High Tech High works with the industry to expose high school juniors to the high-tech workforce through internships. Stacy Praizer, Director of Academic Internships, and HTH students who have interned at CommNexus member companies will be providing information about the HTH Intern Program at an information table.
Attendees will receive a summary of BEST PRACTICES FOR INTERNSHIPS –WINNING THE WAR ON TALENT.
Date:
June 3, 2008
Time:
5:00pm Networking/ Registration
5:30pm Event Begins
7:00pm Event Ends
Panelists:
Sharon Mehlman
Partner, Larrabee, Mehlman, Albi and Coker
Erich Hasselmann
Client Executive, Strategic Accounts, Sprint Nextel
In his role as Client Executive, Erich manages the strategic relationship between Sprint and the Walt Disney Company where he is actively involved in new media and new technology ventures. He is also instrumental in bringing outside partners that provide exciting new solutions to enhance both companies’ business success. Prior to joining Sprint, Erich held positions as President of Cantina Apparel and Western Region Sales Director for Hasstech, Inc., a Dover Resources subsidiary. As an undergraduate student, Erich participated in the UCSD Academic Internship Program and also recruited and hired interns at Hasstech, Cantina Apparel and Sprint Nextel. Erich has a Master of Arts in International Business from the Elliot School of The George Washington University as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego. As and undergraduate student, Erich was actively involved in the UCSD Academic Internship Program and also recruited and hired interns at Hasstech, Cantina Apparel and Sprint Nextel.
Ruth Kiefer
Manager, Team Internship Program, Jacobs School of Engineering UC San Diego
Location:
Cooley Godward
4401 Eastgate Mall
San Diego, CA 92121-1909
Cost:
$10.00 Pre-Registration (closes at 5:00pm on June 2)
$20.00 At The Door
SIG Co-Chairs:
Madonna Bentz, Solekai Systems
Jean Center, The Center Group
D. Loc Epsten, UCSD Extension
Jean Freeman, Sierra Wireless
Reid Marquand, Barney & Barney
Constructing Your Internship Program
Build It and They Will Come
High-tech talent is a core competency that creates value and directly impacts organizational results. Finding and retaining new high-tech talent in San Diego has never been a bigger crisis. Undergraduates with degrees in computer science and engineering remain in short supply relative to the demand nationally. There are simply too few with the needed skills to fulfill the demand.
You can create a pipeline of technical talent for the future by investing in an internship program today. CommNexus believes interns are a KEY component in winning the war for talent, as 50% of interns accept full-time positions after graduation.
This HR-SIG will provide you with the “must have” intern program components to attract, retain and compete for technical talent. Our expert panel will address “best practices” for the mentor relationship, introduce the team intern concept, and identify immigration considerations for interns.
Since EE and CSE undergraduate enrollment in San Diego has declined nearly 50% in the last five years, getting high school students interested in engineering will benefit the CommNexus high-tech community. High Tech High works with the industry to expose high school juniors to the high-tech workforce through internships. Stacy Praizer, Director of Academic Internships, and HTH students who have interned at CommNexus member companies will be providing information about the HTH Intern Program at an information table.
Attendees will receive a summary of BEST PRACTICES FOR INTERNSHIPS –WINNING THE WAR ON TALENT.
Date:
June 3, 2008
Time:
5:00pm Networking/ Registration
5:30pm Event Begins
7:00pm Event Ends
Panelists:
Sharon Mehlman
Partner, Larrabee, Mehlman, Albi and Coker
Sharon Mehlman is a graduate of the University of San Diego, School of Law where she earned her Juris Doctorate degree. Prior to law school, Ms. Mehlman completed her undergraduate work in Political Science at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst) graduating with a Bachelor of Arts. Ms. Mehlman joined the firm in 1998. Prior to joining Larrabee| Mehlman | Albi| Coker LLP, Ms. Mehlman worked in the Human Resources area in the biotechnology industry. Ms. Mehlman is a Partner at the Firm where she handles the full range of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petitions and assists firm management and administration of specific client cases. Ms. Mehlman is a member of the American Bar Association, the California Bar Association, The San Diego County Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and is active in the community. She is also a member of the Academy of Business Immigration Lawyers, a think-tank of leading immigration attorneys. Ms. Mehlman is past Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Secretary of the San Diego Chapter of AILA and is a frequent speaker on business immigration issues. She is also past Chairperson of AILA’s California Service Center (CSC) liaison committee. Ms. Mehlman is currently the Chair of AILA’s USCIS Service Center Operations (SCOPS) Committee where she works with USCIS Headquarters on a variety of immigration issues. Ms. Mehlman has served on a number of other immigration committees at the local and national level and has been involved in the planning of many immigration conferences. She is named as one of 49 corporate immigration attorneys in Who’s Who Legal: California 2007 and was also a finalist for the 2006 San Diego Transcript’s Attorney of the Year.
Erich Hasselmann
Client Executive, Strategic Accounts, Sprint Nextel
In his role as Client Executive, Erich manages the strategic relationship between Sprint and the Walt Disney Company where he is actively involved in new media and new technology ventures. He is also instrumental in bringing outside partners that provide exciting new solutions to enhance both companies’ business success. Prior to joining Sprint, Erich held positions as President of Cantina Apparel and Western Region Sales Director for Hasstech, Inc., a Dover Resources subsidiary. As an undergraduate student, Erich participated in the UCSD Academic Internship Program and also recruited and hired interns at Hasstech, Cantina Apparel and Sprint Nextel. Erich has a Master of Arts in International Business from the Elliot School of The George Washington University as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego. As and undergraduate student, Erich was actively involved in the UCSD Academic Internship Program and also recruited and hired interns at Hasstech, Cantina Apparel and Sprint Nextel.
Ruth Kiefer
Manager, Team Internship Program, Jacobs School of Engineering UC San Diego
Ruth Kiefer currently manages the Team Internship Program at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego, placing teams of engineering students from the Jacobs School with leading technology companies in San Diego and around the world for paid summer internships. She also works with various other organizations providing project management, event planning and marketing related services. Ruth has over seven years of management experience in the non-profit sector, and most recently served as Program Manager for CONNECT where she had the opportunity to work on the organization's core programs such as Springboard, the Most Innovative New Product (MIP) Awards, and the Frontiers in Science and Technology lecture series. Prior to CONNECT, Ruth was Marketing Manager for UC San Diego's English Language Institute, representing UC San Diego internationally, and marketing language programs to the European market. She is also a classically trained singer and frequently can be heard with the San Diego Opera Chorus.
Location:
Cooley Godward
4401 Eastgate Mall
San Diego, CA 92121-1909
Cost:
$10.00 Pre-Registration (closes at 5:00pm on June 2)
$20.00 At The Door
SIG Co-Chairs:
Madonna Bentz, Solekai Systems
Jean Center, The Center Group
D. Loc Epsten, UCSD Extension
Jean Freeman, Sierra Wireless
Reid Marquand, Barney & Barney
Date:
Tuesday, June 03, 20085:00pm - 7:00pm
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