Comments on: The promise and peril of being an intern http://eatmedia.net/blog/2009/05/the-promise-and-peril-of-being-an-intern/ For the Content Hungry Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:57:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jonathan http://eatmedia.net/blog/2009/05/the-promise-and-peril-of-being-an-intern/comment-page-1/#comment-1777 Jonathan Thu, 21 May 2009 14:40:19 +0000 http://eatmedia.net/?p=178#comment-1777 I think Alexa totally nailed the frustrations that come from trying to break into competitive fields where the only entry point may be an unpaid (and therefore unsustainable for students of modest means) internship. Full-time interns should be paid a living wage (a phrase that encompasses a huge scale of geographic variation) and internships should be limited to college students and recent college graduates. Internships that require a graduate degree are insane. Once you are clutching an expensive and time-consuming Master's or Ph. D., it had better be worth a paying job or it's time to ask for your money back. I think Alexa totally nailed the frustrations that come from trying to break into competitive fields where the only entry point may be an unpaid (and therefore unsustainable for students of modest means) internship. Full-time interns should be paid a living wage (a phrase that encompasses a huge scale of geographic variation) and internships should be limited to college students and recent college graduates. Internships that require a graduate degree are insane. Once you are clutching an expensive and time-consuming Master’s or Ph. D., it had better be worth a paying job or it’s time to ask for your money back.

]]> By: Brindey Weber http://eatmedia.net/blog/2009/05/the-promise-and-peril-of-being-an-intern/comment-page-1/#comment-1774 Brindey Weber Wed, 20 May 2009 21:20:09 +0000 http://eatmedia.net/?p=178#comment-1774 Are you an intern now? What do you think of Alexa's post last month? Do you think college internships are different from the post-economy-crash trend of post-grad internships? http://alexascordato.com/blog/the-right-to-earn-a-living-why-i-dont-believe-in-unpaid-internships/comment-page-1/#comment-282 Are you an intern now? What do you think of Alexa’s post last month? Do you think college internships are different from the post-economy-crash trend of post-grad internships?

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