Internships

The U.N. Unpaid Internship is Not for Sale. Well.

Remember the unpaid internship at the U.N. CharityBuzz listed that was going for $22,000? Sarah Kendzior now has a piece about it on Al Jazeera, and the U.N. is saying it didn’t know anything about it.

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The United Nations, Where an Unpaid Internship is Pay to Play

And Sarah Kendzior, anthropologist and columnist for Al Jazeera, is into it. Just beyond. Over the moon.

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Hot Tips for Your Summer Internship Lifestyle

How to be a little bit of an adult for a little of time.

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I Escaped the Permatern Life By Leaving the West

I stopped looking for jobs in the U.K. and started looking for jobs in the whole world.

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Permaterns

The Week asks a bunch of questions about “permaterns” and attempts to answer them.

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When to Leave an Internship

So how does a student or recent graduate know when to cut her losses and walk away from a situation where she’s being treated unfairly, and when to suck it up and take on the grunt work and extra responsibilities with a smile, because the experience is worth it?

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Working People in England Talk About That

In the Guardian, 15 people talk anonymously about their jobs and it’s fantastic.

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Why I Was Sad to Leave Goldman Sachs (But Also Ready to Move On)

Kelley Robinson began working in the operations department of Goldman Sachs after she graduated from college. She quickly learned that her passions weren’t in finance, and is moving on to a more inspiring career.

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The Memorable Impression I Made While Interning at a Literacy Nonprofit

My internship was with a literacy nonprofit in Central London. I worked four and a half days a week, which was a real adjustment for my undergrad self, especially since before I left I was working in a supermarket deli. It was my first time working in an office for more than a summer break.

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More Responsibilities (No Money)

Okay, fine, this is part of an Onion article about unpaid internships, but it could also be a real piece.

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