“Sixty-one percent of paid interns working at for-profit companies received a job offer; only 38 percent of unpaid interns working at for-profit companies did. And paid interns netted higher starting salaries.”

That’s Jean Chatzky, writing in Newsweek, on why students shouldn’t take unpaid internships. (via newsweek)

I understand Chatzky’s logic, and I’m sure that the numbers don’t lie, but it’s not like there are a million paid internships just floating around out there for the taking. College kids are desperate for experience and will work for nothing, and companies know that

(via meredithbklyn)

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    newsweek) I respect these numbers, and the underlying message, but I’ve only worked unpaid internships and they’ve led...
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    —> it’s still better than not having any experience, though - the best thing is to aim for both.
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