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Congress' Expense Report: $4.4 Million for House Interns and Pages
By Ernie Smith - AOL News(July 21) -- Nice work, if you can get it. But chances are you can't, unless you happen to still be in school. Full Report How Congress Spent Your $1 Billion Food Tab: $604K on Bottled Water Interns and Pages: $4.4 Million News and Research: $1.2 Million Travel: $1.4 Million a Month Congress Is a PC: Just $22K on Apple About This Series The work in question is a paid House internship or page position (annual stipend: $21,134), and it's among the reams of HR-related items in the searchable database that the nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation has created from the House's Statement of ...
Debate: Interns Deserve Full Protection of the Law
By not in system - AOL News(June 21) -- Internships give students the chance to preview employers and learn new skills, but in recent years, they have also become a prerequisite to a job for many college graduates entering the labor force. A National Association of Colleges and Employers survey of employers found that 76 percent of companies reported relevant work experience as the primary factor that influences their hiring decisions. Now, during a recession, internships are even more important -- the unemployment rate for college graduates under 25 has averaged 9.1 percent over the past 12 months, up from 5.4 ...
Debate: Internship Reform Only Hurts Students
By Mark Grabowski - AOL News(June 21) -- Have you heard about the college student who took an unpaid internship at a children's film company hoping to learn the ropes of animation, only to get assigned to wiping down door handles each day to prevent the spread of swine flu? Horror stories abound about students being exploited by employers to do menial, noneducational work for free in the guise of an "internship." That's why the Obama administration's plan to regulate unpaid internships more heavily seemed like a great idea. On the surface, at least. Other Views on Summer InternshipsInterns deserve the full protection ...
Opinion: Confessions of a Summer Intern
By not in system - AOL News(June 21) -- As summer gets into full swing, young people across the country are starting their summer jobs. Some of us are heading to summer camp, others are starting jobs at stores and apparently a few of us are even crazy enough to sign up for voluntary internment. During my past three years in college, I've subjected myself multiple times to the supposedly unfair and condescending practices of unpaid internships. It's a tough life working without pay, making coffee, cleaning offices and performing menial tasks for employers who sometimes don't appreciate you. Other Views on Summer ...
'Tis the Season to Exploit College Students
By Frances Tobin - Politics DailyIn the current recession, everyone -- students, graduates, blue- and white-collar workers alike -- faces an increasingly competitive job market. College students have always turned to internships, paid or unpaid, for not only the skill development and on-the-job training but also, frankly, for the résumé padding. But a recent article from The New York Times concerning the rise in unpaid internships, and whether such positions are in keeping with state and federal regulatory guidelines, seems to have struck a nerve. "With job openings scarce for young people, the number of unpaid internships ...
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