Graduates paying thousands to get unpaid internships
Posted: August 9, 2009 at 7:11 a.m.
With paying jobs so hard to get in this weak market, a lot of college graduates would gladly settle for a nonpaying internship. But even then, they are competing with laid-off employees with far more experience.
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Front Section, Pages 4 on 08/09/2009
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