Alex Mehre

Review of Hatch Staffing Services

Overall, the Hatch Elite experience is good for pr...

Overall, the Hatch Elite experience is good for professional development and a nice point on your resume. Although Hatch is a small company, they use their size to offer an internship directed at the interns. Since it is a part-time internship, you will still have time to work a shift at the factory (many of us had other jobs). The one qualm I had is that it was hard to get a feel for how much money one could make going into it. I would have much preferred our grant for unpaid internships than the $200 in commissions I earned over the summer. That being said, this company will go all-out to afford you professional growth. Every Wednesday is a speaker, whether at Hatch or another company. After training, you are allowed to shadow any position in the company (including the president) and they will explain to you how they do their position, along with some low-liability practice. You will gain salesmanship skills, presentation sales, learn how to make cold-calls and, most importantly, be on the hosting end of interviews... all on your own! In the business world and in internships, you have to start somewhere, so don't assume your first one will be paid. If you want an internship where you can build and hone your personal relations skills, this is a great opportunity for you!