tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034856221599870518.post3789019659956800244..comments2023-09-15T01:52:59.540-07:00Comments on Urban Interns Blog | Find Part-time Assistants, Interns, Internships and Jobs: The NY Times on Unpaid InternshipsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034856221599870518.post-56053708113682245422010-04-20T09:02:51.175-07:002010-04-20T09:02:51.175-07:00Although some employers may use interns as glorifi...Although some employers may use interns as glorified servants, there are a great many more that offer priceless experience and information. As a business owner, there is MUCH to be valued in learning a business. The sheer fact that the business owner is taking the time to teach this individual is huge, when time for us is almost non-existent, especially in the start up stage. An entrepreneur understands the value in what is being taught, not necessarily with what is being paid. If the intern is genuinely learning and can take that same information and capitalize on it in the future, PARTICULARLY in a down market where jobs are scarce and new money-making avenues need to be sough out, the $8 an hour is a joke, in fact- an INSULT, in comparison to what they WILL gain through appropriate application of great information. If the intern is learning a business with no capital investment of their own and they are complaining because they are not making $8 an hour, I do not want them on my staff. Their negativity and inability to see the value in what is being taught is toxic. And, they are not working for free; they are working for knowledge. It is time for new ways of thinking. I challenge interns to find worthwhile internships, not to simply place on their resume hoping some employer will like them, but to take that knowledge and transform their reality. Check out my blog at www.LaurynBallesteros.com/blog to learn more.truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749190106689995428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034856221599870518.post-83633000972643410792010-04-09T13:34:13.884-07:002010-04-09T13:34:13.884-07:00This is post is dead-on. Our unpaid internship pro...This is post is dead-on. Our unpaid internship program comes with "open office hours" from me. Our interns can call anytime with questions about the industry, their career growth, etc. Also, each of them have weekly check-in meetings with me (which we track). Attendance is mandatory and it's a great way for me to get face time with the interns - and them with me.<br /><br />Far too many companies use interns as glorified servants and that's the fast track to having your corporate culture go down the toilet.<br /><br />Thanks, Urban Interns for pointing this stuff out!Lena Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06802288524863606173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034856221599870518.post-55973991699607807752010-04-09T12:08:15.685-07:002010-04-09T12:08:15.685-07:00In addition to the problems of some employers unde...In addition to the problems of some employers under paying and sometimes not paying interns at all, another problem that is widespread is the lack of conviction by both the employers and interns to transform their temporary relationship into one which is permanent. An internship which ends without an accepted offer for permanent employment is an internship which is a failure.Steven Rothberg CollegeRecruiter.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187787938216569976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034856221599870518.post-71389757800787159092010-04-09T10:15:05.847-07:002010-04-09T10:15:05.847-07:00Great post on such an important topic. It's ti...Great post on such an important topic. It's time for employers to end the practice of hiring "interns" for work that really deserves to be paid. Internships should be more formal mentoring programs, not a chance to get free labor.<br /><br />Lindsey PollakLindsey Pollakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09245208195257601230noreply@blogger.com