It's not often that you can see your efforts pay off so directly. Just last week, I received two solicitations for internships — both unpaid. I forwarded each the point-of-view piece here on Room557 on internships... and kindly explained that I can/will not actively promote unpaid interships within my student network.
Today, I received this note:
"Hi Hunter, Thanks for the insightful articles. Being that I was an intern not too long ago, I couldn't agree more that the internship positions should be paid. I have discussed the issue with my bosses, and thanks to your insight, we have decided to offer the positions as paid. I have updated the postings on our website and would greatly appreciate if you would help spread the word within your network!"
Woohoo!
(The second was also bumped to a paid intership... although the email volley was a bit longer).
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