Advantage Business Media
Internship Program Gives Students Real Work Experience
Advantage Business Media Also Gains Benefits from Tech Savvy Youth
ROCKAWAY, NJ – June 30, 2009 – Businesses of all types have long used internship programs to help prepare college students and recent graduates for the workforce, but in the current economy, one publisher has found that it may be gaining just as much from these young soon-to-be professionals.
That publisher is Rockaway, New Jersey-based Advantage Business Media, which offers highly focused print publications and associated websites, e-newsletters, conferences, directories and search databases for professionals in science, technology, electrical and industrial maintenance fields. With this diverse portfolio of publications and services, ABM’s internship program provides an equally varied array of options for students looking at the publishing field for their career.
“Our interns have the opportunity to work in several areas, including editorial, marketing and IT-focused positions, depending upon their skillsets and interests,” said Susanne Foulds, Vice President of Human Resources and intern coordinator. “Since the inception of ABM, we’ve worked with several local colleges and universities to give students hands-on experience in the workplace.” Foulds noted that the program initially focused on editorial internships, but now also offers opportunities in IT programming, website search engine optimization and market research.
“We are proud to offer an internship program that not only helps these students, but also helps bring us new ideas and perspectives on how digital content can create interaction with young engineers and science professionals,” said ABM President George Fox. “What we gain from our interns is of great value because it enables our publications to continue to evolve along with the needs of its readers, allowing us to provide them with engaging information in the format they prefer and that can help them perform their work more efficiently.”
Advantage Business Media’s 2009 interns are:
Colleen Redmund, Ramapo College of New Jersey. R&D Magazine.
Courtney Elezovic, Binghamton University, State University of New York. Medical Design & Technology Magazine.
Allie Bochicchio, Susquehanna University, Pennsylvania. ECN Magazine.
Brandon Battersby, Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey. Pharmaceutical Processing Magazine.
Claire Gould, University of Delaware. Scientific Computing Magazine.
Madeleine Colavita, Georgetown University, Wash. D.C. Laboratory Equipment Magazine.
Danielle Bennett, New York University. ABM Interactive team.
Aiden Schwarz, Cornell University. ABM IT team.
Tom Urban, Purdue University. ABM Market Research team and Pharmaceutical Processing Magazine.
Advantage Business Media is an integrated business media company with a diversified portfolio of highly focused print publications, e-newsletters, specialized directories, vertical search databases, conferences, ancillary media vehicles, and associated web-based services. Founded in 2006 with the acquisition of Reed Business Information's New Product Division and building upon a 40-year combined legacy of influential Cahners, Chilton, and Gordon Publishing titles, today Advantage Business Media serves more than 1.3 million industry professionals in the science, engineering/design, electronics, and communications markets.