If you prove yourself and become integral part of a team then they'll hire you. It depends on where you're interning and if you are giving the opportunity to sell yourself and shine.unpaid internships are a frigging joke, they always give you that bs that maybe they will hire you at the endyeah right
The Internship Scam...
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I technically did 3 unpaid internships. One as a requirement for graduation the last semester of my college career and two radio shows for two different college radio stations.
It's nice on my resume, but so far I haven't worked a job that had anything to do with those and they've all been shady BS jobs.
It's nice on my resume, but so far I haven't worked a job that had anything to do with those and they've all been shady BS jobs.
an unpaid internship is usually a sign of a bummy ass company that would have you doing non relevant bullshyt, except for non profit and other fields where it has always been done. even if it's an internship you're still doing work which you should be compensated for and an employer not willing to do so would most likely not pay you a decent salary fulltime.
Had a paid internship making $15/Hr.. Most of the engineering/Finance fields offer paid internships.
Brandsdale
Big Yella
I worked as an unpaid intern fulltime for one of Canada's leading TV networks (CTV) in an office for a production that was the leader in entertainment news even out ranking Entertainment Tonight US, and Canada 
. Did that 4 months and in my last month even after leaving my mark, working my ass off especially since I was the only black intern, I went and spoke to the Production Manager about the possibility of getting a job once my internship was done but it didn't lead anywhere.
Couple months after my internship I went rabid tryna hand out resumes, walk in and chat with producers and unit administrators at production offices but its like the only thing available were unpaid positions which still I wasn't lucky enough to be offered.
It all depends on what industry you work in brehs, the only thing I can offer is that in any media industry you gotta bust your hump for free and if you're black like me your gotta bust your hump and go even further and I've experienced this first hand. Sucks that these multi-million dollar companies willing to spend an arm and a leg to cover stupid ass stories no one cares about but they can't pay their interns minimum wage...
. Did that 4 months and in my last month even after leaving my mark, working my ass off especially since I was the only black intern, I went and spoke to the Production Manager about the possibility of getting a job once my internship was done but it didn't lead anywhere. Couple months after my internship I went rabid tryna hand out resumes, walk in and chat with producers and unit administrators at production offices but its like the only thing available were unpaid positions which still I wasn't lucky enough to be offered.
It all depends on what industry you work in brehs, the only thing I can offer is that in any media industry you gotta bust your hump for free and if you're black like me your gotta bust your hump and go even further and I've experienced this first hand. Sucks that these multi-million dollar companies willing to spend an arm and a leg to cover stupid ass stories no one cares about but they can't pay their interns minimum wage...
as far as unpaid internships it definitely depends on the field. It should only be done in fields that are so tough to get into or so skill intensive relative to school that unpaid experience is invaluable in itself.
Examples: Media/Entertainment in general, medicine, fashion design, engineering, banking, auto mechanics, trades like welding/plumbing and a few others. It really depends on the degree/discipline though. If the field is very different from whats taught in school then thats when the hands-on experience will put you ahead of those with only theoretical experience. Otherwise, the degree and internship are probably useless cause anybody can do it...experienced or not.
Why offer you a full time salary to be a journalist or web designer when they can get another kid to do it for free and gain the same experience.
Examples: Media/Entertainment in general, medicine, fashion design, engineering, banking, auto mechanics, trades like welding/plumbing and a few others. It really depends on the degree/discipline though. If the field is very different from whats taught in school then thats when the hands-on experience will put you ahead of those with only theoretical experience. Otherwise, the degree and internship are probably useless cause anybody can do it...experienced or not.
Why offer you a full time salary to be a journalist or web designer when they can get another kid to do it for free and gain the same experience.
*L*E*G*A*C*Y*
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Unpaid internships for college...yes.
Unpaid internships AFTER college...FUKK NO!
I'd rather work in a restaurant. So many kidults in NYC at their play job internships with mommy and daddy footing the bill.
As a college grad, the prospect of me taking up an internship is non-existent. I don't feel like being exploited as a free source of labor.
Unpaid internships AFTER college...FUKK NO!
I'd rather work in a restaurant. So many kidults in NYC at their play job internships with mommy and daddy footing the bill.
As a college grad, the prospect of me taking up an internship is non-existent. I don't feel like being exploited as a free source of labor.
At this point in my life, I'm not even concerned about money. Even still, that unpaid shyt is just 
, especially given the shyt amount of work they make you do do while offering no real value other than something to stick on a resume 
. Since I've been in college I've had 4 unpaid internships, and all of them felt like the Stanford prison experiments . Unimportant people, with no real power in the company, all of a sudden turning into tyrants when dealing with interns
This summer was the first time one of my network contacts actually came through in the clutch (amazing what sharing weed can do) and helped me get a paid internship where I actually got to experience firsthand the day to day in the engineering field. Before that came along, I was seriously thinking about saying fukk it with finishing the degree given the stress that shyt was bringing on, plus all of the wasted credit hours going to the money-grab classes that served no purpose other than to prolong the college experience
The whole fukking thing is just
, especially given the shyt amount of work they make you do do while offering no real value other than something to stick on a resume . Since I've been in college I've had 4 unpaid internships, and all of them felt like the Stanford prison experiments . Unimportant people, with no real power in the company, all of a sudden turning into tyrants when dealing with interns This summer was the first time one of my network contacts actually came through in the clutch (amazing what sharing weed can do) and helped me get a paid internship where I actually got to experience firsthand the day to day in the engineering field. Before that came along, I was seriously thinking about saying fukk it with finishing the degree given the stress that shyt was bringing on, plus all of the wasted credit hours going to the money-grab classes that served no purpose other than to prolong the college experience
The whole fukking thing is just
fukkyalifestyle
Superstar
its just like a college degree tho it depends on person and how they take advantage of oppurtunities.
Brandsdale
Big Yella
Keep trying to find volunteer positions and keep racking up your resume breh
I even spoke with my dad the other day because I was concerned about going back to school to transfer to University and he said not to even waste your time. Degrees in this day and age are deemed useless if you don't have experience. Experience will always gauge you higher than most applicants because off the bat it shows a company that your ready to go and don't have to spend time training you.
NOT saying that degrees are useless though its just that they're highly beneficial if you want to get into business, banking, teaching, medicine, law etc.
seeing as you're from brooklyn trying to get in radio, try places like Hot 97, and power 105. Im sure if you prove yourself as someone that's well educated in hip hop you'll
in the interviews
doesnt hurt
fukkyalifestyle
Superstar
Just make sure you intern in a field your interested in at least. Dont intern in HR if you wanna be management etc. I interned at a few labels, saw inside of music industry and realized I didnt really like it.
I'm in the unpaid internship stage as a PA on a couple of sets
One told me that they would pay me if the project achieved a certain amount of money. The other changed to paying a stipend. The experience is good and all but idk how these will translate into well paying and secure jobs
One told me that they would pay me if the project achieved a certain amount of money. The other changed to paying a stipend. The experience is good and all but idk how these will translate into well paying and secure jobs