Unpaid Internships

The Best Internships In America

Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Google, Internships, Microsoft, Business News, Unpaid Internships, Best Internships, Top Rated Companies for Interns, Business News

Interns are willing to do a lot for little (or sometimes no) money and a chance to add a bit of prestigious experience to their resume. But at some co...

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Holy Grails! The 20 Best Internships (And The Dollars They Pay)

Posted 05.04.2012

Who says internships are nothing more than unpaid slave labor? A new report from Glassdoor details 20 of their highest rated companies which not on...

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Measuring Happiness

The Morningside Post | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Internships, Jeffrey Sachs, Bhutan, Gross National Happiness, United Nations, General Motors, Unemployment, Millennials, Unpaid Internships, College News

The failure of our degrees to have the same value as 60 years ago reflects how in our current age, the Information Revolution has again changed the way society invests in its youth.

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Fellow Millennials, Listen Up: The Case for Personal Responsibility

Mari Fagel | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Pbs, Millennial Generation, Unpaid Internships, New York Law School, Charlie Rose, Responsiblity, Millenials, Culture News

You can't blame a school because you spent thousands of dollars of tuition money and didn't get the job you wanted because, at the end of the day, it was your own choice to go to school.

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Hollywood Internships: Racket or for Real?

Gina Hall | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Internships, Film Industry, Unpaid Internships, Hollywood Internships, Hollywood, Entertainment Industry, Entertainment News

If you intern on a show, will you get to help put together a call sheet? Make sure to ask this in the interview. Yes, internships will consist of fetching lunch orders, answering phones and making copies, but a good internship will come with perks that you need to advance your career.

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Intern Sues Major Publisher

Daily Intel | Noreen Malone | Posted 04.02.2012

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Life as a media intern is rough. You make minimum wage if you're one of the lucky ones, nothing if you're not, and sometimes, you're even out a pretty...

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Paying to Play: The Problem With For-Credit Internships

Meredith A. Bennett-Smith | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Apprenticeships, Journalism Job Market, Grad School, Resume Builder, John Sexton, Journalism Jobs, John Sexton NYU, Work Experience, Graduate School, Unpaid Internships, Free Labor, College News

My generation has already made sacrifices, and we are sure to make many more. I work hard, pay my dues and don't often complain. But I am no longer willing to pretend this exploitative practice that is unpaid, for-credit internships is acceptable.

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Hiring Unpaid Interns: 5 Things You Need To Know

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Charlotte Jensen | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: 5 Things You Need to Know, Unpaid Interns, Hiring Unpaid Interns, Internships, Hiring Interns, Department of Labor, Hr, Human Resources, Unpaid Internships, Interns, Management, Small Business News

Interns can be a great resource for a small company -- they're cheap, they're motivated and they bring a young perspective. And sometimes they even wo...

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Trickle Down Unemployment and Corporate Slight of Hand

James Marshall Reilly | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Internships, Careers, Jobs, Unemployment, College, Unemployment Rate, Economy, Internships for Grads, Entry-Level Job Market, Jobs for Grads, Unpaid Internships, Business News

The post-graduate internship has, in many cases, replaced the entry level job, which is creating a ripple effect across the entire marketplace. The fact is, the job market has been flooded with a pool of highly educated and very cheap labor.

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Earning Your Stripes: Internships & Business

Rise Birnbaum | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Internships, Interning, Employers, Zcommunications, Rise Birnbaum, West Coast, Unpaid Internships, Zpr, College News

With the job market really dry out there for newly-minted college grads, what's a kid to do?

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Should I Feel Guilty About My Unpaid Internship?

| CC Staff | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Internships, College Internships, College, Unpaid Internships, Unpaid Intern, College News

No one would ever walk up to a friend on financial aid and accuse her parents of being lazy, good-for-nothing, bad parents for not making enough money...

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How To Lose An Internship In 10 Ways

| Emily Grier | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Internship Tips, Internships, Unpaid Internships, Summer Internship, Summer Interns, College News

You've spent hours hitting the books to maintain your almost flawless GPA. You gave up the Taylor Swift concert with all of your friends to finish up ...

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Unpaid Internships And The Jobless People Fighting For Them

Los Angeles Times | Alana Semuels | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business News, US Economy, Internships, Unemployment, Unpaid Internships, Employers, Business News

Working for no pay isn't the preferred route out of unemployment, but it offers valuable experience and the inside track to jobs once they do open up....

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Unpaid Internships: Elephant in the Room

Robin Richards | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internships.com, Internships, Internship Benefits, Paid Internships, Unpaid Internships, Robin Richards, Interns, Recruiting, Hiring, Business News

There's a lot to be said about unpaid internships. Is it an economic dilemma that employers need to tackle? Or is it a political quandary for the government to figure out?

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Are Internships The New Entry-Level Jobs?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Are Internships the New Entry-Level Position, Post-Grade Internships, Internships, College Job Market, Unemployment, College Hiring, Job Market for Grads, Hiring, Paid Internships, Job Market, College Internships, Unpaid Internships, College News

Many of this recent and future college graduates may be stuck with internships instead of entry-level positions after earning their degrees, according...

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Young, Eager and Unemployed

Beenish Ahmed | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Unemployment, University of Michigan, University of Cambridge, Unemployment Benefits, Larry Page, Unpaid Internships, Fulbright Scholarship, Recession, College News

Today, employers are free to pick the perfect candidate to update spreadsheets without offering anything beyond a letter of recommendation -- which they'll probably have lowly interns "draft."

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Internships: Gateway to Opportunity or an Obstacle for Low-Income Students?

Michael Laracy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Working Poor, Internships, Education, Poverty, Workforce Development, Poor Students, Paid Internships, Job Training, Unpaid Internships, Work History, Education News

The implications for poverty have been clear: if low-income individuals increase their educational attainment, poverty will decline. But education isn't the whole story.

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Life After Interning: How to Make the Most of Your Exit

Ladan Nekoomaram | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jobs, Internships, Chris Anderson, College, Minimum Wage, Hiring, Unpaid Internships, Job Creation, College Graduates, Interns, College News

While interning, think ahead to the future when you walk out the door and how you can make the most of your exit, even if it doesn't mean an immediate job offer.

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Some Students Pay Thousands For Internships

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Each year, thousands of college students descend on Washington for unpaid internships. It can be a nerve-racking process: sending out résumés, tryin...

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The Lost Generation: 8 Reasons Why America's Youth Are Falling Behind

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Lost Generation, 8 Reasons Why America's Youth Are Falling Behind, Tuition Increases, Unemployment, Unpaid Internships, Third World America, Slidepollajax, For-Profit Colleges, College News

In the shadow of our faltering economy, America's students must cope with a host of issues: college affordability, mounting debt, unemployment. Attend...

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WATCH: Young, Educated And UNPAID

Jett Wells | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unpaid Internships, Internships, Video, Department of Labor Internship Regulations, Internship Regulations, College News

I'm an unpaid intern who made a short documentary about unpaid internships (watch it below). For someone who has worked for free since I was 17 (besi...

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Unpaid Internship Regulations: U.S. Department Of Labor Releases New Criteria

Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Following a rash of negative publicity relating to unpaid internships -- including young workers who were forced to sanitize door handles and sweep ba...

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Unpaid Labor: What to Do When No One Has a Clue

Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internships, Charitable Giving, Volunteering, Unpaid Internships, Networking, Blogging, Media News

One of the disturbing new trends to emerge from this changing economy is the expectation that smart, talented people will happily give away their skills and their best ideas, without charge.

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In Need Of Experience, Students Turn To Unpaid Internships

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Interns, Internships, Unpaid Internships, Unpaid Internship Experience, Internship College Credit, College News

Despite the recent flurry of negative press surrounding unpaid internships, they're still being offered in droves -- and students are taking them. ...

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Unpaid Internships Investigated: 'Mostly Drudgery' Means Employers Must Usually Pay, Say Regulators

New York Times | STEVEN GREENHOUSE | Posted 05.25.2011

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Convinced that many unpaid internships violate minimum wage laws, officials in Oregon, California and other states have begun investigations and fined...

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