Mr. West started talking about birthday presents, including the possibility of an internship of some kind, something unpaid, maybe working for a friend of Mr. West, something in "public service".
Time was when most internships lacked this kind of substance.
Carefully conceived, academically informed internships provide that kind of added value -- a good return on the investment of the students' energy, intelligence, and time, whether or not they are paid.
A recent study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers concluded that "unpaid internships offer no advantage to the job-seeking student," and that was the only kind of internship her friends had managed to land in previous summer searches.
The value of experience is rising ever higher, so it is the responsibility of universities and career services to offer some kind of internship for everyone".
"Any kind of internship or mentoring programs require money, because they are labor intensive and require a reduced teaching load" for those who would serve as mentors.
As a first-year student at a secondary vocational school, it was illegal for Zhang (not his real name) to be sent on any kind of internship.
The step from potential baseball announcer to rabbi came when he was offered a different kind of internship, this one at Fairmont Temple in Cleveland.
By interns taking the quality of internships into their own hands we hope that they will shed light on malpractice and make transparent the huge problems that exist.Undertaking an internship has become a kind of rite of passage for our young people, but one that only a small proportion can benefit from.
Students need information about the kind of internship opportunities open to them at important institutions and companies, and we offer a free service to help graduate and postgraduate students find those internships and jobs.
