Media Mentions

“Just how important is your GPA?” ponders a Philadelphia Examiner writer in the paper’s Jan. 6 issue. Mike True, director of Messiah’s Internship Center, weighs in: “Employers want to see that a student has applied themselves well in the classroom, before that student takes on responsibilities inherent in the workplace.”

Read “Just how important is your GPA?”

While some employers are suspending their internship programs, Mike True, director of the College’s Internship Center, is seeing a continued willingness among local businesses to invest in interns as part of their workforce development efforts. True offered advice for starting an internship search in the Dec. 28 issue of the Harrisburg Patriot-News.

Read “Expanding your education: Finding an internship.”

Messiah has a “one-stop shop” for employers, students, and faculty to utilize, all with the goal of making the student a better future employee, according to Mike True, director of the College’s Internship Center. True, with his colleagues Beth Clark and Mike Blount, are featured in the November issue of “Central PA” magazine in an extensive article about why internships are an essential component of education.

Read “A higher degree” in Central PA magazine.

Internships provide an important reality check for students, according to Mike True, director of Messiah’s internship center, as quoted in “The Black Collegian.” True, along with other internship professionals from around the country, offers helpful advice for students seeking to maximize their workplace experience.

Read “Secure your internship now” in “The Black Collegian.”

“Babylonian law establishing contract terms between a master and apprentice might be mankind’s earliest written reference to workforce development,” according to Mike True, director of the College’s Internship Center. True recently spoke to a group of Franklin County businesses about how to develop an effective internship program. The “Herald-Mail” of Chambersburg covered the event in their Sept. 12 issue.

Read “Internships touted at Pa. workforce development event.”

Mike True, director of the Internship Center, offers good, practical advice at Internship Ratings.com about the important first impression of email for prospective employers. “Do not send anything you would not be comfortable seeing in tomorrow’s headlines,” True advises.

True’s advice appears under “Take Note: Expert advice from industry professionals.”

Read “Email etiquette.”

Students who seek off-campus professional experiences in line with their major show responsibility for their career choice, according to Michael True, director of Messiah’s Internship Center, in a January 6 “New York Times” article that features experts from higher education institutions around the country.

Read “Job Requirement.”

Mike True, director of Messiah’s Internship Center, is no stranger to media interviews. Considered one of the leading thinkers about the value of internship experiences, True’s expertise dovetailed nicely with a January “Harrisburg” magazine article about “Landing Your Dream Job in `08.” In this article, True cites the importance of paying a stipend, even if it’s small, to interns.