Re:A brief guide to Tech Internships for CS students
by scott_w on Monday January 30, 2012 @04:58PM
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I totally agree with this.
I don't see any excuse whatsoever to take on an intern without paying them.
I think the closest I ever saw was when we brought a guy in for 3 days unpaid for him to learn on the system. He did no work in those 3 days, our company paid all his travel and food expenses, and he was pretty much guaranteed a job once the funding paperwork was filed. Personally, I would have preferred to pay him for the 3 days he was up, but then going somewhere to get free food is better than sitting at home paying for your own food ;-)
At least in the UK, there are plenty of opportunities to get funding for graduates. Call up your local universities and they will pay you to take people on.
My own internship was paid, with 2/3rds of my wage covered by my university. I'm now employed full-time here.
In summary, if you're looking for an internship, get one that pays. If nothing else, it shows other potential employers that you value your time appropriately.
I don't see any excuse whatsoever to take on an intern without paying them.
I think the closest I ever saw was when we brought a guy in for 3 days unpaid for him to learn on the system. He did no work in those 3 days, our company paid all his travel and food expenses, and he was pretty much guaranteed a job once the funding paperwork was filed. Personally, I would have preferred to pay him for the 3 days he was up, but then going somewhere to get free food is better than sitting at home paying for your own food ;-)
At least in the UK, there are plenty of opportunities to get funding for graduates. Call up your local universities and they will pay you to take people on.
My own internship was paid, with 2/3rds of my wage covered by my university. I'm now employed full-time here.
In summary, if you're looking for an internship, get one that pays. If nothing else, it shows other potential employers that you value your time appropriately.