A Day in the Life of an Intern – Elle Flynn

The summer is flying by. HatchELITE only has two more weeks to go! It seems like just last week we were being trained by each of the leadership team members. We aren’t finished with training just yet though. This week 8 is packed full of new things to learn, from interviewing to payroll and much more. I have learned so much from this internship and hope to apply all my new knowledge in my future jobs. Today I completed a full day here at Hatch and it went pretty well. The day started off great with a full office! All the internal employees were here this morning and in incredibly good moods, Friday most likely boosting everyone’s spirits. I am excited to see what these last two weeks have in store for us!

Elle

A Day in the Life of an Intern – Alex Mortberg

Today was a great day at Hatch, we celebrated a birthday in the special Hatch way, which is by going all out with decorations and cake. I also was able to complete two interviews with two great candidates. Both ladies I met with today were a delight to talk to and I am excited to find them a job.

Hatch has cultivated such a unique and rewarding experience thus far, and I know there is much more to come. The guest speakers we get to interact with every week have provided indispensable experience for the future. Hatch is so passionate about creating an environment for us interns to grow in personal development and our professional work.

-Alex

A Day in the Life on an Intern – Raymond Greco

Yesterday, I was at the Brewer’s game. Today, I’m ‘on-deck’ for the HatchELITE internship blog. I think these two things have a lot in common! As a rookie, I’m learning many different positions and my coaches at Hatch are helping me with staffing fundamentals, just like in baseball. The best utility player learns many field positions  – at HatchELITE, we get to rotate through many different jobs and try them out. As a rookie intern, it’s critical I play by the rules and be open to coaching. That’s been easy to do with the great coaching and encouragement we all get at Hatch.

Making candidate calls each day is like batting practice, and the more you do it, the better you get. There are times you strike out, but it’s important to keep coming up to bat. Every coach knows that a team is only as good as the strength of the line-up, and it’s clear to me that Hatch Staffing has a strong team with many heavy hitters that I can look to as an example on how it’s done. And what’s baseball without scores and statistics? It’s key in baseball, and at Hatch. Did I make my call goal? Interview goal? Placement goal? There is one big difference, at Hatch, we are all on the same team, and that makes each game day another opportunity to cheer each other on. Go Brewers! Go Hatch Staffing Services!

-Raymond “RJ” Greco

A Day in the Life of an Intern – Alex Mortber

Guest speaker day today! Today began by meeting at the Hatch office to travel as a group to our guest speaker for the day. We were introduced to the Director of Human Resources, who was very friendly. She greeted us and told us about the tough choices she has made throughout her career. Her presentation led us through her life as she faced “forks” in the road. She illuminated the importance of making the right choice when a fork arises in the road, to fully take the time and weigh out the consequences of your actions. Today, I reinforced the notion that has been passed down to me, every action has a consequence…some are good and some are bad. I look forward to learn something from all of the upcoming guest speakers! – Alex Mortberg

A Day in the Life of an intern – Colleen Mahoney

Today was a great day because I had an awesome face to face interview with someone! I think she was a great match for hatch and I know we can find her a great job because she has a lot of experience. I look forward to seeing if we can place her somewhere and I hope I can tell her we found her an awesome job. It will be a great feeling knowing that I helped someone find a job and I hope to meet her again soon!

I love shadowing interviews because it is interesting to hear the candidate’s responses to the interviewer’s questions. Not only am I learning how to interview someone, but I am also learning how to have a great interview in the future when I am looking for jobs. After today’s interview, I think I am ready to start interviewing candidates myself! I am excited to schedule another interview soon and I know I will be very prepared for that interview.

-Colleen Mahoney

A Day in the Life of an Intern – RJ Greco

As I drove to work today, and jutted around orange construction cones, it made me think of comparisons to the HatchELITE internship. Just like Milwaukee roads in summer, I am also a ‘work in progress’. Funny to think, that my ‘work in progress’ is to help other people make progress in his or her work and career! Wow, meta, right? There are so many new roads I’ve taken (just up to Week 4 Day 2), thanks to this internship. I never would have imagined I would have had the stamina to make 25 calls during the phone blitz today, or have the ability to navigate our ATS system better each day. Then, there’s also the work ahead with the other interns to plan a company wellness picnic and so much more. With all that I have learned and done these past few weeks, I am excited to see what I will know and do by the end of ten weeks. That will be an accomplishment even more exciting than driving on I-94 without a zipper merge! – RJ Greco

A Day in the Life of an Intern – Elle Flynn

Today is the last day of my third week at Hatch. I have made it through my first couple of interviews unscathed and hope to see a few placements within the next week or two. I unfortunately missed my goal of 25 calls today by a mere four calls, but have been pretty consistent so far. My ELITE Team has done great these past couple of weeks. People are interviewing nonstop and there is never a quiet moment. Hatch is a fast-paced environment with some of the most approachable employees I have ever met. I have already learned so much from both the internal TEAM at Hatch as well as the few professional speakers we have had so far. Looking forward, I plan to remain consistent in my number of phone calls and hope to increase my number of interviews each week, eventually getting some placements. – Elle Flynn

 

A Day in the Life of an Intern – John Olla

Today was another fantastic day as a HatchELITE intern at Hatch Staffing. I started the day off by presenting my elevator speech, and it couldn’t have gone better! I went first, so I knew the pressure was on (and I think I killed it!!). Following that, I had the opportunity to share the front desk duties with Jenny, which was a new phase of the office for me. It was really nice to greet everyone as they walked in, whether they were an employee or candidate! With that being said, it was also quite rewarding to spread some of my positive energy to those who didn’t have a smile on their face. I always love boosting somebody’s mood, no matter who he or she is or how he or she may be feeling. In the midst of that, I also was fortunate enough to schedule a half dozen interviews, while conducting three interviews after a very productive blitz. I love having the ability to change people’s lives everyday, and I can’t wait to see what other positive attributes I can gain in my next 7 weeks as an ELITE! – John Olla

 

A Day in the Life on an Intern – Colleen

Today, I woke up so excited because I had 2 interviews set up this morning! One of my interviews went extremely well and I am hoping to be able to place her in an open position. I strongly believe this candidate will be a great match for Hatch. Not only did I have a couple of face to face interviews today, but I was also able to set up another face to face interview for next week and I am so excited to meet him.

One of my favorite parts about this job is talking on the phone with a candidate and hearing how excited they are to come in for an interview and how happy they are that we are giving them a chance to find a job. The next best part is being able to put a face to the name and person you were talking to on the phone a couple of days ago! Every aspect of this internship is so rewarding and I have learned so much already. I look forward to meeting more people and learning new skills throughout the next 7 weeks!  -Colleen

A Day in the Life of an intern – Wenbo

Today was a typical day at Hatch Staffing, which means we didn’t have any training. We do have a lot of good training for the interns at Hatch which is all very useful. It is summer in Milwaukee now, the weather is hot, and I was excited to hit my call goal. Although I didn’t reach it today, I am confident that I can make it eventually this week. I think this internship has helped me to practice my communication skills, organization skills, and time management skills. Through phone interviews, I can find out that someone with a good resume may still not be the best candidate. Additionally, because I reach out to many candidates every day, it is very important to keep organized and follow up with them. I shadowed an interview with a recruiter today and the candidate is very good and think she may be a good match for some of our open positions. All in all, at Hatch I have a chance to learn every day and everyone is very nice and willing to help.  – Wenbo