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- kgvs72
Any one ever done on and not get paid a single penny?
- identity0
who is the company? is it a place that you're going to be able to put a ton of good stuff in your portfolio?
- MrDinky0
Few of my friends did that. They did not ask for any money in hopes that they would get retained as full time. That never came. The company simply wanted some free work during the busy season (this was in fashion)
- Meeklo0
I recently read somewhere that if you are not getting school credit, an unpaid intership might be illegal.. (at least in the state of california)
- kgvs720
It feels like companies do this just so they don't have to offer any type of benefits.
- MrDinky0
^ Depends on what you want to gain. If you want some understanding of process and portfolio work, I would say go for it. I would think of it as hanging around to learn.
- MrDinky0
My friends' goal was a job not learning. If it was learning, I would do it for free. And I have done so.
- jimbojones0
might as well work for crowdspring full time, also a chance to get money someday.
- SigDesign0
MTV does it... friend of mine did that...
- skt0
right now you should probably take whatever you can get.
- vsplus0
That's why I left my country. Companies don't want to hire you cause you don't have any experience. To have experience, you accept unpaid internships. You work hard, even harder than the employees. You think it's gonna pay somehow. After a few weeks/months, they decide they don't need you anymore, ciao. Then your resume looks like some emmental cheese, 2 months internship here, then nothing for 3 months, 6 weeks internship there, 1 month nothing... etc. And it's still not enough for the companies, cause you don't have some long term experience...
- becca20
This is interesting. I'm thinking of taking on an intern to help me produce work. It would be unpaid at first, and I would want to pay a good person what they're worth, though I'm not made of money. The idea is that they would free me up for bigger jobs, generating more income, part of which would be returned to them in a salary, but it may take awhile.
The work they create for me can be used in their portfolio, as well as the company names they produce work for. I'm hoping the fact that they could build a portfolio with me, as well as working with me and picking my brain (what's left of it) would be enough for someone starting out. it would be part-time. I don't want to take advantage of anyone, do you think this is fair? Am I crazy?
- arthur0
I'm thinking of doing nearly the exact same thing as becca2. I'm just about to start looking for an illustration intern. I'm hoping a student or recent grad will want to work with me to produce work, while building their portfolio, client list and whatever guidance I can offer.
I interned myself for a few months after getting my degree. it was PT and unpaid, but it was invaluable in the experience it gave me. I'm hoping to offer someone the same, and help my business in the process. I'm looking for a win-win, and maybe even find someone to partner with long-term.
- I could see part-time and unpaid. Full-time 9-5pm, with no type of benefit except a reference, is not acceptable. I'm sure everyone has bills to pay.kgvs72
- kgvs720
"It would be unpaid at first, and I would want to pay a good person what they're worth, though I'm not made of money. The idea is that they would free me up for bigger jobs, generating more income, part of which would be returned to them in a salary, but it may take awhile."
Try to see if you can offer college credit. That's the least I could do if I couldn't pay the intern.