Internships: they’re becoming the trendy next-step for graduates, and are a proven success in getting young people onto the career ladder. But as Julia Margo pointed out in her Sunday Times article, there’s one sure-fire way to ruin them, and it all comes down to money.
With A-Level results released next Thursday, it looks set to be a tough ride for the thousands of people who have applied to university for the coming academic year.
If the term ‘internship’ makes you think of tea-making and picking up the boss’s dry cleaning then think again – internships are now being hailed by the BBC as almost a ‘guaranteed rite of passage’ in the ever-competitive job market.
A recent study by Orange has revealed that more and more job-seekers are 
prepared to work flexible hours in their first job.
For the student or graduate of fashion, it would be fair to say breaking into the London fashion scene is high up on the ‘to-do’ list. Alongside Paris, Milan and New York, London claims the title of being one of the fashion capitals of the world, harbouring some of the most sought-after designers and never failing to produce fresh talent each year from some of the most prestigious fashion schools and colleges. It’s such a highly sought-after career path that it seems like the young and inexperienced are willing to undergo exploitation in order to secure their dream job.
As a graduate or current student, the words ‘tuition fees’ and ‘student debt’ may make you shudder at the mere thought of them. You might want to add ‘graduate tax’ to this list, as the Government has revealed plans to totally scrap the tuition fee system.
There have been whispers in the media about the introduction of a training wage for all interns, proposed by the CIPD (The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development).
The recent news that “three quarters of employers ‘require 2:1 degree’†has come as a shock to many graduates who have only just received their university degrees, many of which fall below this grade. With the number of students still on the rise, the latest statistics issued by The Association of Graduate Recruiters reveal that job vacancies have decreased by 7%, a frightening percentage for any graduate on the hunt for a job.
Inspiring Interns’ very own Andrew Scherer is currently working (and living it up) at the World Cup in South Africa.
