Internships are a valuable opportunity to gain work experience. Now, if the internship is unpaid, is it worth doing?
Here are 10 reasons to say goodbye to unpaid internships:
1)Â Â Â Â Â The purpose and expectations of your unpaid internship is not clearly mentioned from the start.
2)Â Â Â Â Â There is no scope in improving your skills and insights into a particular industry.
3)Â Â Â Â Â There are no mentors or supervisors to conduct a formal performance review and evaluate your achievements.
4)Â Â Â Â Â There are expectations from your employer to gain immediate advantage from your work.
5)Â Â Â Â Â The internship benefits the employer more than you.
6)Â Â Â Â Â The internship requires you to work for more than 40 hours a week.
7)     The unpaid internship doesn’t provide you any educational and corporate experience.
8)Â Â Â Â Â Majority of the tasks in your unpaid internship are not related to the mentioned job profile.
9)Â Â Â Â Â The unpaid internship puts you in bad financial situation causing stress to invest energy in professional development or even finding a job.
10) The unpaid internship doesn’t lead to a job offer with the current employer or helps you to apply for paid positions in other firms.Â
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