TAKEPLACE: LEVERAGING INTERNS

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

LEVERAGING INTERNS

Interns can be great for tackling repetitive, time-consuming tasks, the kind that can drain your otherwise productive days. The challenge, of course, lies in finding those interns — especially good ones.

Software bundler AppSumo has a new product that can help. It’s a video on leveraging free interns, and it teaches you not only where to find the right people, but also how to recruit and even motivate them. Here’s a two-minute preview: Bnet

I'm not sure why anyone would go for this, but leveraging free labor is nothing to sneeze at (if you can find it).

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