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newmodelminority:

corona—graminea:

newmodelminority:

Over 1 million Americans a year work as interns. About half of them are unpaid.

Alex Footman was among them, until recently. He worked as an unpaid intern for Black Swan, a film that won numerous awards and grossed over $300 million.

Footman was hoping an internship with…

It’s really frustrating that a lot of unpaid internships are at really great, ethical institutions.

Define Ethical Institution.

#Corporations based on shareholder profits are going to #hangTHATASSouttoDRYifyouareNOTontheBOARD.

I wasn’t talking about for-profit corporations. A lot of nonprofits and grassroots activist groups use unpaid internships.

6 months ago on November 14, 2011 at 07:53pm
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    I did an unpaid internship over the summer and I learned SO much. Mostly because I took a class/training course as a...
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    Interesting. In Korea most internships, even if they last a month, are paid (+/- 1 mln won). The only unpaid intership I...
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    So many people who have unpaid internships also aren’t getting any real life experience. Fetching documents, making...
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    I wasn’t talking about for-profit corporations. A lot of nonprofits and grassroots activist groups use unpaid...
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    corona—graminea:...Define Ethical Institution. #Corporations based on shareholder profits...
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