Having been a volunteer intern for a leading UK charity, and now a paid intern for another, I am familiar with internships in the third sector.
Most students apply for internships without having much knowledge of the field they're trying to gain experience in; in fact, that's often why some students apply for internships in the first place.
Most three-year vocational programs require a two-month internship in the second year, while the third is spent entirely at work.
I understood this, and in that regard, I have to take responsibility for taking the internship in the first place".
Getting an internship in the first place often depends on deep pockets and parental connections to which only the more fortunate youngsters have access.What Mr Perlin wants is an intern bill of rights.
But today, Ms. Lewis was in a position to offer a different -- and perhaps more complete -- perspective: through a connection, Ms. Lewis helped her daughter get a White House internship in the first place.
And they count themselves lucky, because they know that their poorer counterparts, some of whom did better in school, cannot afford to spend a year or two without income, and do not have the connections to get an internship in the first place.
In the nested scheme, students attend the same classes, practicum, and rural setting internship in the third year.
After an internship and residency in the Third (NYU Medical Division of Bellevue Hospitall, Jolliffe joined the faculty of the New York University School of Medicine.
Many offer internships in the criminal justice system and the third sector, where postgraduates may go on to work.
