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Internships significantly boost a college graduate’s chances of getting a job, but securing an internship is a challenge, new research shows.
Australia is behind the EU when it comes to properly remunerating interns despite employers valuing on-the-job experience.
With the COVID-19 pandemic making inequalities worse, has the time come to make sure all interns are paid?
Findings add to growing concerns about the wage gap between men and women – as well as a gap between Asians and whites.
Success in finding an internship is tied to factors that range from prior experience to local unemployment rates, new research has found.
Internships send an important signal to employers about how ready a college graduate is for the world of work. But for many students, taking an unpaid or poorly paid internship is not practical.
Offering unpaid positions for what should be a paid job is against the law in Australia. What should graduates do then if they’re looking to get a foot in the employment door?
Global activism has played a big role in outlawing unpaid internships. Here’s how protests and social media shaming spurred negative media coverage of unpaid internships.
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