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Hiring Is Rising in One Area: Low-Paid Interns
On-the-job training has its roots in the Middle Ages. Apprenticeship, it was called then, and it generally was for the young.
In boom times, companies with too much work for existing employees yet not enough work to justify another hire may have turned to temporary workers. But with the economy still in the doldrums, companies again are opting for unpaid or low-paid internships to get the extra work done.
It is a brilliant, recession-proof way to double your work force, said Drew McLellan, whose McLellan Marketing Group in Des Moines has long hired unpaid interns. Its more money to the bottom line for you.
While there are no definitive numbers on how many internships exist or how many companies offer them, most are probably at smaller companies and nonprofit groups rather than large public companies, according to Internships.com, a placement service with some 13,000 listings. C. Mason Gates, the president and founder of Internships.com, said that with economic uncertainty, smaller businesses would continue to view interns as a source of growth, talent development and project-based work.
Internships have never been out of vogue, but the competition for positions is heating up, which is good news if you run a company needing economical, entry-level workers.
And internships are no longer just the province of college students. More unemployed professionals are seeking them whether to test-drive a new career or simply to keep themselves occupied, according to internship placement services. Mr. Rodems, of Fast Track Internships, said 10 percent of his clients were college graduates changing professions, compared with just 1 percent in 2008. And, he said, internships are increasingly running throughout the year, not just in the summer....
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/28/yo...nterns.html?em
Hiring Is Rising in One Area: Low-Paid Interns
On-the-job training has its roots in the Middle Ages. Apprenticeship, it was called then, and it generally was for the young.
In boom times, companies with too much work for existing employees yet not enough work to justify another hire may have turned to temporary workers. But with the economy still in the doldrums, companies again are opting for unpaid or low-paid internships to get the extra work done.
It is a brilliant, recession-proof way to double your work force, said Drew McLellan, whose McLellan Marketing Group in Des Moines has long hired unpaid interns. Its more money to the bottom line for you.
While there are no definitive numbers on how many internships exist or how many companies offer them, most are probably at smaller companies and nonprofit groups rather than large public companies, according to Internships.com, a placement service with some 13,000 listings. C. Mason Gates, the president and founder of Internships.com, said that with economic uncertainty, smaller businesses would continue to view interns as a source of growth, talent development and project-based work.
Internships have never been out of vogue, but the competition for positions is heating up, which is good news if you run a company needing economical, entry-level workers.
And internships are no longer just the province of college students. More unemployed professionals are seeking them whether to test-drive a new career or simply to keep themselves occupied, according to internship placement services. Mr. Rodems, of Fast Track Internships, said 10 percent of his clients were college graduates changing professions, compared with just 1 percent in 2008. And, he said, internships are increasingly running throughout the year, not just in the summer....
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/28/yo...nterns.html?em
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