Internships

[Danners9]

I've been offered an internship at IMGworld in London. 6 months of work experience.

No mention of it being paid work experience, and no guarantee of a permanent position at the end (which i'd guess is normal).

So, if they don't mention it's paid do I assume that it isn't? or just expenses?

Because if it is then it really isn't worth my while, sadly. I'd have to move down from here in Scotland, to London, on no wages and just have my travel fees paid - no rent, food, bills and nothing to live on.

To me it sounds like they are a huge company that I would enjoy working for, but this offer sounds like they are taking on people to work for free for 6 months and then discard at the end. Any thoughts?

http://www.imgworld.com/

[tomas_brolin]

actually i should ask about this..

im in my last years of uni.. and i need an internship... my major is broadcasting with a minor of journalism?

where can i go to find internships and such? i want to work for tv networks and such.. my goal is to be a commentator in footy or f1...

[tomas_brolin]

I've been offered an internship at IMGworld in London. 6 months of work experience.

No mention of it being paid work experience, and no guarantee of a permanent position at the end (which i'd guess is normal).

So, if they don't mention it's paid do I assume that it isn't? or just expenses?

Because if it is then it really isn't worth my while, sadly. I'd have to move down from here in Scotland, to London, on no wages and just have my travel fees paid - no rent, food, bills and nothing to live on.

To me it sounds like they are a huge company that I would enjoy working for, but this offer sounds like they are taking on people to work for free for 6 months and then discard at the end. Any thoughts?

http://www.imgworld.com/
im thinking with a company like that, they would pay for the internship.. i doubt they would just allow college credit for that. if they pay go for it, if not, screw it.. unless you have some money to fall back on.. maybe you can transfer to a uni then go back when ur done.

[Danners9]

I don't need college credit, i've graduated.

It's £200 a week and I'd have to move to London. So £800 a month before tax, and out of that I have to pay for rent (loads), food, bills, clothes and actually live with no guarantee of a job at the end. I can't afford to subsidise myself during the time. Potentially i'd be left with no money and no job, but 6 months of experience.

For me that's not enough.

[LedleybetterthanSol]

Dont let some greedy big company shaft you. That sounds like a pittance and you probably wouldn't have a chance of surviving on that.

[pookspur]

where have other interns ended up? is it an acknowledged vehicle? or is it a carrot they hold up for cheap labor that tends to take interns nowhere? do thier interns end up professionals in the end?

you've acknowledged yourself (if i recall) that making the link from uni grad to employed professional is difficult in your field. if this is a genuine opportunity to do that - do it.

suck it up and be stinkily poor for a bit. going into debt isn't horrific, as long as it's not excessive. but you've got to realize (and anyone a few years older will tell you this) six months is nothing. it'll be over before you know it.

talk to other interns, and others who have been. look into it.

For me that's not enough.

for a job, it's not enough. but it's not a job. you have to calculate in future earnings - and the gamble that there'll be any, at all.

[Danners9]

Well, i have already turned it down. The HR woman fully understood why and said it's fair enough.

A friend of a friend applied at the same place, he was offered expenses but no wage and was not kept on at the end of it. So basically he ran at a loss for 6 months without gaining much from it.

The debt is a big deal for me. I have 4 yrs of student fees, £20,000, and another £1250 in the red at the bank.

I need the guarantee of a job. I can't justify to myself the 'risk' of going further into debt and gaining nothing at the end of it. It's a gamble I can't take, risking all I have in some senses to possibly pick a winner. I would rather have a sure thing. So that means applying for proper jobs and forgetting this one i'm afraid.

If the money was more, like double what they are offering, then i'd go for it. But i can't do it at this time. The first thought I had was that it's cheap labour and they will discard me at the end of it regardless of whether I was good or not.