AMCHAM NEWS
to Bright Young People
We would like to thank Pivara Skopje for donating the
use of its training facilities for the gathering, as well as
Motiva, for donating their time to lead the workshop
at the event. Finally, we thank our members who took
part in the first matchmaking event:
• Wabtec MZT Skopje
• Pivara Skopje,
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EVN Macedonia,
Makedonski Telekom,
OKTA,
AMSM,
ArcelorMittal Skopje,
Philip Morris-TKP,
ProCredit Bank, and
Roche Macedonia.
AmCham’s 2015 “Open a Door” Internship
Program at a Glance
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Launched In April 2015;
Targets students from low income households;
28 member organizations showed initially willingness to accept at least 1 intern via the program;
30 students and 3 high school students applied.
Challenges and lessons learned this year:
• Most companies are interested to engage students during the summer period, but most of the students
preferred another season for a variety of reasons;
• Only a few companies offered internships outside of Skopje, while a number of students sought
opportunities in Kicevo, Kocani, Stip, Tetovo;
• Recent high school graduates cannot be engaged as interns by law;
• Some students were not open to trying an internship outside their narrow study area;
• Companies are generally not interested in engaging high school student interns.
Summer 2015
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