ROANOKE, Va. – Many college students and recent graduates are spending the summer at employers across Virginia, gaining some real-life skills and experience. The City of Roanoke is once again one of the best places in the commonwealth to do so, according to one group.
It’s the third year in a row the city has won a Top Employers for Interns Award from the Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership (V-TOP). It celebrates employers who provide “high-quality” internships to college students, with attributes like exposing interns to senior leaders and mentorship programs.
The city’s Human Resources Manager, John Sanders, said the city’s repeated success could help attract the best candidates for the internship slots…