Archive for April, 2009



Employers should train us, not demand intern experience

I’ve done loads of stuff. I’ve interviewed the British energy minister, evaluated an human rights organisation’s entire year of work for senior directors, written a scoop on the U.S. attorney general and his views on Guantanamo prisoners, worked in Siberia, set up a citywide youth organisation, run a graduate recruitment scheme and taken a TV crew to London Fashion Week. And I’ve done it all for paid jobs – I’ve been lucky and landed some great work. 

 

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Mark Watson: Claiming your pay

You work as an unpaid intern for an MP or a political organisation – should you be being paid?  Here are some straightforward answers to the basic questions:

 

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