The Humble Podcast: EP5 - Are internships economically viable?

18/07/2020 23 min Temporada 1 Episodio 5

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Episode Synopsis

A mixture of work and education, internships have really come a long way since their inception in the late 1960s. Companies look towards them in expectations of saving some money, and students look forward to gaining "experience". But is there a hindsight to all this? Can our economies actually bear the burden which comes along with internships? Are the internships causing you harm without your knowledge? Well, the answer is quite simple and one which really gets me going.

Gallup-Purdew Index: https://news.gallup.com/opinion/gallup/222497/why-colleges-internships-requirement.aspx
Reference: The Intern Nation: How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy by Ross Perlin