LA TIMES ARTICLE: Unpaid Internships

[MatthewShiner]

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-old-interns-20110315,0,583984.story

Interesting article . . . unpaid internships are not just for stage managers anymore.

[hbelden]

I think that was what "The Pursuit of Happyness" was about, wasn't it?  Didn't Will Smith's character go through an unpaid internship while living in bathrooms?

[MatthewShiner]

At the end of the day . . . the who concept of unpaid internships to gain experience is fine, but it seems indeed like many employers are abusing the system - and indeed I believe it to be the case that a lot of internship programs are pretty much filling positions for no pay, without a real educational component - and dangling the possibility of a job, but the reality is that not every intern will be able to get a job.