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And since Washington internships serve as a pipeline that brings policy makers into the nation's capital, some people fear that over the long term, internships will be another means, like the rising costs of college tuition, of squeezing voices from the working class and even the middle class out of high-level policy debates.
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It is also a fact that unpaid, long-term internships favour the wealthy, eroding still further the social class mix of entrants to journalism.
Computer Associates, which employs 3,000 on Long Island, follows many avenues of recruitment, from luring personnel from smaller companies with attractive benefit packages to offering long-term internships.
She believes that American TV shows, such as The Hills, glamorised long-term internships, but UK publishers - especially small media companies - are now "utilising the desperation of graduates to their advantage".
Second, an early direct contact between young people and companies, for example in the case of the dual-apprenticeship system or in other forms like long-term internships, can work as a screening device besides (bad) school certifications (Solga and Menze 2013).
I shadowed over 30 different local professionals and engaged in four long-term internships.
We have known for some time that long term, unpaid internships are a big problem in our industries.
"I think long term this internship could stand me in good stead to get a job I am qualified to do, but whether the system will actually fund me to do it is another thing".
Shortish spurts of unpaid work experience are very different from long-term unpaid internships.
Designed for undergraduates, Rate My Placement specialises in long-term paid internships.
Long-term unpaid internships are illegal, but organisations get around the law by officially designating them as volunteer schemes.
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