did a little research on the impact of unpaid internships this weekend and couldn't find anything to substantiate the claim they hurt young people. did find a few pieces on the impact of crippling, lifelong student debt however. might be worth exploring!
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They select for certain classes.
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Even the smartest and most creative candidate has to eat. Optimize for who’s interesting, not for who’s a few coins cheaper because they’re from a wealthy family. Cisco gave me insane freedom as an intern — “you’re basically free to us” — it was great, but I did need rent money.
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i worked through three internships. this is a normal thing people do. my parents had two and three jobs when i was a kid, depending on the season (more during christmas etc.). the interns over at vogue or on capitol hill aren't starving to death. this is an invented crisis.
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