Two years ago, I was interviewing for an internship with the Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast. The director at the time was telling me about the organization’s workforce housing design charrettes. A what? What’s a charrette? Luckily, it was a phone interview, so I whip open my laptop and quickly Google “charrette” while […]
Around here we’re used to encouraging Granite Staters to “Stay, Work [and] Play” in New Hampshire. Ranked towards the top of the United States in terms of safety, health and quality of life, NH’s virtues speak for themselves (while rendering our sales pitch a little easier in the process). But no marketing campaign, however effective, […]
Hello everyone! My name is Sarah and I’ll be working on some regional guides of all the cool and fun things there are to do in New Hampshire for Stay Work Play – so if you’ve got anything in your area I should know about, let me know! Right now I’m a senior at the […]
Lots of small businesses and people in them say they don’t have time for an intern. They view the process as lengthy, complicated and slow. This hasn’t been my experience. Below I discuss my company, why to use interns and how it grew my business. Interns are Professionals The students I taught at the NH […]
Good interns can be hard to find. Based on my experience as an intern, I have six tips for companies who want to attract the perfect employee. Tip 1: A relaxed interview is a good interview. When I went to my interview, I was nervous. As a writer, I wasn’t the typical applicant. But the […]
Growing up in a small, pass-through town in north-central Massachusetts, I was always drawn to Keene’s beautiful Main Street, quick access to the myriad of stores and restaurants, and the convenience of being away from home without being too far from my family. I decided to attend Keene State College in 2015 as a stepping […]
It honestly feels like I just started working at Stay Work Play yesterday. I have really enjoyed my time here and I can’t believe it flew by as fast as it did! With summer coming to an end, so does this internship, but I definitely won’t forget about Stay Work Play. This organization has exposed […]
Finding opportunities to branch out your business are challenging, when you live in a smaller, not-so-busy state it feels impossible. I’ve grown up in New Hampshire all my life and I love living here, I just didn’t see many opportunities for young professionals to grow and have support. I left New Hampshire and went to […]
If you live in New Hampshire, you’ve probably heard of the Grappones. More than likely, you’ve heard Amanda’s voice on the radio. You probably know that we are a car dealership, and you may or may not know that we do business quite differently than the typical dealership. Something you likely don’t know, however, is […]
Is it really that time already?! I had a much easier time writing my introduction blog, than my final intern blog post. I have to say, this internship is the only thing holding me back from not wanting to graduate. Stay Work Play has been so rewarding to me in the way that it allowed […]
