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We have had interns on several occasions, and
currently have one working while she attends
a local college. We do pay them. Normally we
have them work about 16-20 hours a week, and
we are very flexible with these hours.
My current intern works in our marketing
department, creating marketing videos and also
doing a lot of photography for a new website we
are building. Sometimes these interns work into
a full-time position, and sometimes they decide
this industry is not a good fit.
I do not have them sign a non-compete
agreement. My experience has been very
positive with interns; our team usually learns a
tremendous amount from these bright, young
minds, and of course we welcome the extra help.
CRAIG DICKENS
VP/Sales Manager
Suntex Industries
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14 | MAY 2017 |
INNOVATE
Do YouHave An Answer?
A Distributor Asks: I’m increasingly asked by clients to develop a piece
of art from scratch for a product. It’s very difficult to allocate my time to do
that, plus make sure everything’s proofed, etc. And then the client doesn’t
want to pay for the time it took to design their art. How do other distributors
handle this part of their business?
What’s Your Answer? Email answers along with your name, title and
company name by May 19 to for possible inclusion in an
upcoming issue of PPB magazine.
Julie Richie is a former associate editor for PPB.