internship

Can my company insist on a noncompete and prevent me from working?

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Can my company insist on a noncompete and prevent me from working?

My employer fired me and then said that I had signed a noncompete agreement preventing me from going to a competitor for a year. What I do is very specialized, and they don’t even define who a competitor is. Can they prevent me from earning a living? For the uninitiated: Noncompete agreements are either stand … Read more

Looking for an internship? There’s still time to snag a dream gig

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Looking for an internship? There’s still time to snag a dream gig

“Wasn’t this supposed to be easy?” That’s the refrain that reverberates in the ears of Beth Hendler-Grunt, president of Next Great Step in Livingston, NJ, who has guided hundreds of students through the internship process. “A student heads to college, makes connections and applies for an internship to gain valuable summer experience . . . but this is harder … Read more