Position available at prestigious company. Duties include but are not limited to research, writing, phone calls, copies, phones, sales, client services. Valuable experience. No pay.
Quick, what's that ad for? Welcome my friends to modern day slavery! The internship.
If you are lucky you'll snag an internship at a company that realizes the full potential of the intern. Educated individual, fresh ideas, raw talent, and no payout. Bingo. Free labor. On the business side, work them hard and harder, just make sure you write a glowing recommendation at the end. Heinously smart business move.
Dear future employer of my hard working intern: Intern will provide same or better results as any entry level candidate worth their salt due to desire for experience and unexplainable enthusiasm. Hire intern. Intern is free. Hire 10 interns. Save $500,000. The end.
If you're not so lucky, you'll end up with a company that sees you as a robot coffee-fetcher-copy-maker-shoe shiner. And why not? At least you are getting experience! How many copies can you make an hour? Double that my friend! You are getting experience!
Or you can be like LinkedIn, and just ask people to work for free. $0 an hour job!
Brilliant business move. Necessary career move?
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