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The Best Consultants Money Can’t Buy

May 9th, 2008

No no…I’m not referring to Paris and Nicole. Sorry for the bait and switch.

As savvy as those two are at marketing (themselves) I’m referring instead to good old fashioned business students.

We all know how the internship program works. Companies offer students an opportunity to gain “valuable experience” and some times even compensation in exchange for a semester of what can be boiled down to as free labor. The students will file, fax, answer phones and fetch coffee in the hopes that their time has been spent earning them a good recommendation and bonus points on their resume.

But now entrepreneurs are looking for a more mutually beneficial relationship between their businesses and students. And this simple twist on the old standard seems to really be taking off.

A recent New York Times article highlights a few of these examples including a parachute company that requested students compile a semesters worth of recommendations for updating their website and a gourmet foods start up that had the students compose their business plan. The students garnered real life experience as well as some other perks (the parachute company offered the students a free sky diving trip!).

Business students as contractors can offer a world of insight in the form of consultations and for the low low price of real world business experience, many jump at the chance to participate.

It’s certainly something to think about. For more information about the benefits of student contractors check out Hiring Cheap Help - How Student Contractors Can Benefit Your Business

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