( More: The 6 New Best Career Books for 2015) Think Outside the Internship Many of the unpaid or poorly paid interns we interviewed started out with high hopes and great intentions, but left feeling disillusioned and bitter that they were asked to do work that really should have been compensated, at least at minimum wage. These duties can turn out to be repetitive, boring grunt work since some companies and nonprofits take advantage of young interns eager to make an impression and snag a much-needed recommendation. On the minus side, interns labor at rock-bottom of an office’s hierarchy and are often assigned the tasks no one else wants. During a short-term internship, these lessons can be learned without too high a price in time or money and with the chance to find a better match next time out. Or a newspaper intern might come to realize that turning out rapid copy is not his forte. For instance, a summer intern at a law firm might find out she doesn’t like the minutiae (or confrontations) involved in legal cases. Internships can rule out a profession as well, saving a lot of angst down the road. When it’s a good match, an internship offers a route to gain experience, make contacts, build a resumé and ideally parlay the newly gained skills and a glowing recommendation into a full-fledged career.
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On the plus side, internships provide a foot in the door, an opportunity to observe a field and try it on for size: learn its daily tasks, its larger purpose, its challenges and rewards.
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