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Greater Cleveland Partnership highlights internships and a private 'Ascend' platform to keep graduates in the region
Summary
Biju Shah detailed programs to retain college graduates — Summer in the Land, winter career expos and an adapted 'Ascend' platform — and criticized the national platform Handshake while reporting about 1,800 interns joined the summer program.
Biju Shah, president and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, described initiatives the organization uses to retain and recruit young professionals, focusing on internship pipelines and curated employer–student platforms.
Shah said the region aims to make living and working in Cleveland attractive to 20‑somethings by coupling work experience with social connection. He described "Summer in the Land," an internship engagement program that…
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