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The ethics of non-paying internships is always an issue for discussion. On one side employers can argue that they are giving fresh graduates a good opportunity and “exposure” as they train them for the real world which can be quite different from that of the classroom.
The intern on the other hand with a feeling of helplessness with all the reports of “unemployment being at its worst” may be willing to do anything to get one foot in. Still even in all this confusion of what is right and wrong and the difference between an employee and an intern we should ask ourselves why exactly should an employer pay their intern?
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