Zalatix
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But Zalatix, if you get rid of unpaid internships you'll get rid of a great way to beef up your resume to get a job!
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NACE - Class of 2013: Paid Interns Outpace Unpaid Peers in Job Offers, Salaries
In other words, if you didn't have an unpaid internship at all and went in without that on your resume, you'd have the same chances of getting a job.
In fact, paid internships have a much better chance of leading to a job!
Why is this?
Simple. Because when employers see that you've been previously willing to work for free, they pay you less.
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NACE - Class of 2013: Paid Interns Outpace Unpaid Peers in Job Offers, Salaries
Results of NACE’s 2013 Student Survey show that 63.1 percent of paid interns received at least one job offer. In comparison, only 37 percent of unpaid interns got an offer; that’s not much better than results for those with no internship—35.2 percent received at least one job offer.
In other words, if you didn't have an unpaid internship at all and went in without that on your resume, you'd have the same chances of getting a job.
In fact, paid internships have a much better chance of leading to a job!
And you get paid less when you do get a job after doing unpaid internships.In terms of starting salary, too, paid interns did significantly better than other job applicants: The median starting salary for new grads with paid internship experience is $51,930—far outdistancing their counterparts with an unpaid internship ($35,721) or no internship experience ($37,087).
Why is this?
Simple. Because when employers see that you've been previously willing to work for free, they pay you less.