Global Atlanta
Kuehne and Nagel Southeast Regional VP Juergen Gentzke and IRC Career Development Coordinator Lauren Bowden pose with K+N employee Ahmad Ibrahimi, who joined the logistics firm through another IRC connection.
Interns are generally stereotyped as students seeking to explore a new field and build their resumes. But what if they were trained professionals already armed with bona fide experience in the relevant industry who just need a break?
Thanks to a new internship program created by the
Atlanta area can fill gaps in their workforce by tapping into adult refugees’ professional talents.
The Atlanta office of IRC, a nonprofit that has helped resettle more than 26,500 refugees from 67 countries since its inception in 1979, is taking requests from local businesses for interns with specific skills, and the IRC will find a match, augmenting their existing capabilities with even more training.