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Worried about how you're going to make ends meet during your unpaid internship? Here are some money-saving tips to help get you through...
As much as we think they should be banned already, unpaid internships and work placements are unfortunately still a thing - and for many, they can be the only foot in the door of a competitive industry.

If you are faced with the prospect of doing an unpaid internship, firstly know your rights! While not all unpaid internships are illegal, in some cases they are - especially if you've got a contract for future work, or you're doing jobs that would otherwise be done by a paid employee.

However, if your unpaid internship is legal, and you think it's the right choice for you, here are a few money-saving tips to help you get through it without draining your bank account...

Surviving as an unpaid intern

1. Negotiate basic expenses

Make sure to ask at your interview about any payment or expenses. In some cases, companies will be more than happy to cover your travel and lunch expenses, but often only if you take the initiative to ask about it (stupid, we know).

With that in mind, don't be afraid to explain your situation to them. If you're having to travel a fair way to make it, and/or stay in expensive accommodation, they might be able to make an exception and bump up your expenses - it's worth a shot anyway!

Also try asking about expenses again at the end of your placement - we know it's not exactly fair, but if you've worked hard and really impressed them, they might be willing to offer you more.

Finally, if it's going to help, try and negotiate your working hours. This could allow you to manage a part-time job on the side, but if not, try asking for flexible hours around peak transport times. Travel will be less stressful at quiet hours and a lot cheaper.

2. Stay with friends or in cheap accommodation

If your internship is near your home or uni accommodation, then you're sorted for somewhere to stay. But if you're having to travel far for your internship, then this will be your biggest expense and you should get it sorted ASAP.

Your first port of call should be to try and find a relative or friend to stay with. You might think you don't know anyone suitable, but put out a Facebook post and see if you get any response. It only takes a friend of a friend with a spare bed and you're in luck!

Also, have a scout around for any schemes that could help you get free accommodation. For instance, Press Pad pair up those doing unpaid media internships with hosts who work in the industry and have room to spare. That's free accommodation and a useful connection in the sector!

If you do end up going for private accommodation, make sure you properly hunt around for the best deal - try hotels, hostels, Airbnbs and whatever else you can find.

If you're interning over the summer, have a look to see if any local universities rent out their student halls during the holidays, as these can be cheaper and just as nice as a hotel.

3. Book travel in advance

If your employer has agreed to cover travel costs you won't need to worry about this too much, but if not, make sure you get booked up nice and early to keep costs low.

If you're travelling by train, always use your 16-25 Railcard and check ticket-splitting sites for extra opportunities to save. Our complete guide to getting cheap train tickets has even more tips, and don't forget to claim compensation for delays.

If you're commuting every day, make sure to add up total travel costs for the week and factor them into your budget. Check for alternative options like cycling, walking or car-sharing to keep costs as low as possible.

If you do have to get public transport every day, have a look for bus passes or season tickets which could work out cheaper in the long run.

4. Keep food costs low by bringing lunch to work

It sounds really boring, but make sure to plan your meals for the week. Lunch can get pretty expensive if you're splashing out on a meal deal or fancy panini every day - try out these delicious but cheap sandwich ideas instead.

That being said, if there's an opportunity for work lunches, go for it! These will almost always be paid for by the company (check first!) and are a great way to build relationships with your colleagues while getting some free food.

Also ask your colleagues if they know of any cheap places to eat nearby. They might know a hidden gem of a coffee shop or a super cheap sandwich place that could otherwise take you weeks to discover on your own.

And don't forget to check Karma and TooGoodToGo to see if any restaurants in the area are handing out any surplus food!

5. Buy budget work clothes and shop in charity shops

Another internship expense that students often forget about is the work wardrobe, which can be pricey if you don't know where to look.

First of all, suss out what the dress code is. Will everyone be in corporate suits or dressed more casually? There's no point in investing in super-smart gear if it's not needed.

When you head shopping, try out places like Primark, George at ASDA and ASOS for some cheap deals, or uses apps like Depop and Vinted to buy second hand. There's no harm in checking out your local charity shop too, as they often have some hidden gems.

And remember, we've got a whole guide on dressing for work on a budget, including exactly what you should be buying for different dress codes.

6. Get your money's worth

Remember that an unpaid internship is a serious investment of your time and money, so make sure you're getting as much out of the experience as you possibly can.

Once you're in there, it's all about networking! Talk to as many people as possible, soak up their advice and make sure they remember your name.

Just think, if you get offered a job at the end of the internship then you can start evening out that dent in your bank account! So be enthusiastic, give 100% and it's bound to pay off in the end.

If you're unsure about whether or not you should go forward with your internship, remember there are some great alternatives out there that'd look just as good on your CV.

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How to support yourself financially during an unpaid internship

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Worried about how you're going to make ends meet during your unpaid internship? Here are some money-saving tips to help get you through... As much as we think they should be banned already, unpaid internships and work placements are unfortunately still a thing - and for many, they can be the only foot in the door of a competitive industry.

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Internships are an excellent way for inexperienced and new arrivals in an industry to gain valuable experience. There are two major types of internships: paid and unpaid. It is significantly more common for an internship to be paid, but sometimes it is simply more fitting for the experience to be unpaid. There are far more restrictions on what the internship can entail if the intern is not receiving compensation, so you it may actually be more beneficial for you to offer paid internships instead. Regardless, you should be familiar with the unpaid internship rules before you begin your internship program.

6 Rules to Remember

There are six major rules that all unpaid internships must follow. Remember that paid interns are treated as temporary employees, and the rules and regulations governing them are nearly identical to regular employees. This means the entire process is simpler to straighten out. On the other hand, for unpaid interns you must do the following:

Treat the internship as an educational experience. There are no hard restrictions for what this entails, so you should err on the side of caution. The internship should resemble the training program you have for new employees, and they should be given the opportunity to learn skills that will apply to the industry as a whole, instead of simply the skills necessary for your company.

Benefit the intern more than the company. For an internship to be unpaid, the intern must be directly benefiting from the experience. They must be gaining skills, knowledge, and experience that will help them find work and succeed in your industry in the future.

Not replace a regular employee with an intern. Taking on an unpaid intern must not negatively impact the labor force that you typically have. If there is anything that indicates that the intern is filling the role a regular employee normally would, the internship may be rejected. You must be careful if you think you may be letting employees go around the same time you take on an unpaid intern.

Not directly benefit from the internship. In fact, it is expected that your daily operation may be occasionally impeded by the internship. If the intern is simply performing regular duties of an employee, it will be viewed negatively. Instead, the intern should be shadowing an employee, which will limit the work they will be able to do. Additional resources and time should be spent to provide a learning experience for the intern.

Not guarantee a fixed position for the intern after the internship. Make sure the term of the internship is clearly established and understood by both the company and the intern. After this time, it should be clear that the relationship will end. It is acceptable to take them on as a regular employee, but you cannot indicate your intention to do so in any way. Even something as simple as referring to the internship as a "trial period" may invalidate the internship.

Make it perfectly clear to all parties that the internship is unpaid. From the very beginning, there must be no question whether the intern will be paid for their time. The intern must agree to being unpaid and not to later try to claim they were neglected what they were due. This is a major reason why it is important that the intern is not doing regular work. If they are expecting a learning experience and is asked to do work, they may think it is unfair not to be paid.

Be Familiar With the Laws

Before beginning an internship, you should familiarize yourself with the Fair Labor Standards Act. It is your responsibility to know what is expected of your internship program. If you do not qualify for an unpaid internship, learn what practices are unique to a paid internship.

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Six Unpaid Internship Rules You Must Be Familiar With

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Internships are an excellent way for inexperienced and new arrivals in an industry to gain valuable experience. There are two major types of internships: paid and unpaid. It is significantly more common for an internship to be paid, but sometimes it is simply more fitting for the experience to be unpaid.

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In January, the US Department of Labor (DOL) released new guidelines clarifying the requirements an unpaid internship must meet in order to be legal.

Unpaid internships have always sparked controversy, as having anyone do anything labor-wise for free seems unethical - unless you truly understand the benefits and purpose of an unpaid internship.
The Good
I think, implemented correctly, an unpaid internship can be a fantastic educational and training exercise for anyone.

For interns, an unpaid internship can be a fantastic way to enrich one's academic studies. An internship allows a person to get a feel for a career path related to their current or previous studies, plus it helps you get a foot in the door at competitive organizations and industries, often leading to paid employment later on.

For companies, internships are great ways to identify possible future hires who would be of value to the organization. According to the DOL's latest rules, an unpaid intern "should complement, not displace, the work of a paid employee." For employers, that means interns should be productive members of a business, but with an emphasis placed on training and experiential learning.

Which brings me to my defense of unpaid internships. Many consider these arrangements unethical - and I would agree if the work of interns were yielding direct profits for a company. But this is rarely the case. In fact, unpaid interns actually cost money for companies and can reduce the productivity of other (paid) employees.

Given the time paid members of staff must dedicate to training, educating, and monitoring unpaid interns - not to mention the cost of desk space, light, heat, water, and other overheads - unpaid internships are not a profitable exercise whatsoever.

So what do companies get out of the arrangement? It's simple: Organizations are willing to invest in the training, education, and experience of young workers in the hopes of gaining a productive paid employee in the long run. In return, interns sacrifice their salaries for the time spent learning within an organization. This is a mutual arrangement, one that will hopefully result in both parties moving forward with each other in the long run.
The Bad
That said, unpaid internships really are a sign of the times.

Once upon a time, someone with a solid education from a good school would have easily gotten a good job with a decent salary. Now, with more young people than ever graduating from college - plus global competition and an oversupply of skilled labor - students with mountains of debt face the final insult of having to work for free just to prove they have what it takes.

I'm all for education. However, I think these days it is oversold. There is a lot to be said for simple experience - working up a corporate ladder in order to reach the top of a Fortune 500 company. Someone who starts at a level as low as summer associate can go on to be the CEO of the largest retailer in the world ( see Doug McMillon, CEO of Walmart).
The Ugly
Abuse of unpaid interns has occurred. Unscrupulous businesses see an opportunity for free labor and a reduction in staff costs, and they present a profit-making (currently salary-paying) role to a person looking for intern experience. Given the DOL's new rules around unpaid internships, it is clear that the government is looking to protect interns from this sort of behavior.

The new rules also make it mandatory that work given during an unpaid internship relates to what a student is studying at school. This helps ensure the internship is solely focused on education, training, and experience. With these new guidelines in place, I believe that the ugly use of unpaid internships as free labor should be a thing of the past.
Arran James Stewart is the co-owner of blockchain recruitment platform Job.com.

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The Unpaid Internship: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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In January, the US Department of Labor (DOL) released new guidelines clarifying the requirements an unpaid internship must meet in order to be legal. Unpaid internships have always sparked controversy, as having anyone do anything labor-wise for free seems unethical - unless you truly understand the benefits and purpose of an unpaid internship.

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Summer has officially arrived, and with it an influx of interns has come to the nation's capital. Many of these young men and women will spend the summer working in congressional offices for no pay. While information on the use of unpaid interns is not available for every congressional office, EPI conducted an informal survey and found that at least three-quarters of all House offices use unpaid interns. More than half of all Senate offices, meanwhile, have unpaid interns, according to a survey by the advocacy group Pay Our Interns.

Congress is not alone in its practice of offering unpaid internships-in fact, far from it. Unpaid internships are common in every sector, and have come to be considered a necessary prerequisite for getting a job-despite the fact that most unpaid internships are actually against the law. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)-the foundation of modern labor law in the United States-requires that anyone doing work for an employer, including interns, be paid at least the minimum wage.

The Department of Labor (DOL) is tasked with enforcing the FLSA and has developed a six-point test to determine whether an internship must be paid as employment covered by the FLSA or is, instead, training or education. In recent years, in a number of high-profile cases courts have upheld and applied the DOL's test, and determined that an employer had violated the FLSA when it failed to pay its interns for their work. While Congress is exempted from the laws protecting interns, it sets a powerful example by not paying its interns, and the practice has a far-reaching impact on society as well as public policy.

Nothing is more fundamental than the requirement that employers pay a fair wage for an honest day of work. However, for many young graduates interning this summer, their first employment experience will be working for no pay. Furthermore, because most workplace protections are extended based on "employee" status, unpaid interns will spend the summer working in a legal void if they experience sexual harassment or other conduct that would be prohibited if they were paid employees. Whatever else these young men and women learn, they will learn a powerful lesson about our nation's system of workplace protections-that we need greater enforcement and tougher penalties for employers that exploit their workforce.

This is where the problem of Congress' practice of unpaid internships comes into focus. Offering unpaid internships limits opportunities for young people whose families cannot afford to finance the experience, and has policy implications that contribute to the institutionalization of socioeconomic disparities. Often, congressional internships lead to employment in a congressional office. Staff exert influence over policy matters-ensuring that policy staff represent diverse viewpoints and socioeconomic perspectives is critical to promoting policy that serves the interests of majority of Americans.

Consider the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which the Senate is set to consider next week. The House version of the bill included massive cuts to Medicaid, the nation's public health insurance program for low-income children, adults, seniors, and people with disabilities. 1-in-5 Americans receive health care coverage through Medicaid. Despite the wide reach of the program, it is clear that policymakers in the Republican-controlled Congress do not appreciate its vital importance. Perhaps if more of their policy staff had direct experience with programs like Medicaid, representatives would have a different perspective.

The importance of promoting congressional internship opportunities to young people with diverse background and experiences was recently highlighted in an editorial co-authored by House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Representative Fred Upton (R-Mich.). Representatives Hoyer and Upton discussed the " College to Congress " program which provides needs-based scholarships to Pell-Grant students so that they can participate in congressional internships that are traditionally unpaid.

Providing financing for internships not only makes them available to less well-off students, it also makes internships more valuable to any student who takes one. The differences in employment outcomes following paid and unpaid internships are striking. A survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers found that college graduates who had paid internships were more likely to get a job offer, and their salary offers were higher than those received by graduates who had unpaid internships.

Unpaid internships are also a drag on the economy. Students already burdened with ever-increasing student loan debt are forced to cut back their consumption of goods and services in order to participate in unpaid work that they are told is necessary for them to be competitive in the labor market. Even more troubling, unpaid internships undermine the central premise of our nation's labor and employment law: that you have a right to be paid for your labor. Unpaid work is exploitation. Congress should set an example in this area. This is not just a matter of fairness but a way of ensuring full democratic participation.

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Summer has officially arrived, and with it an influx of interns has come to the nation's capital. Many of these young men and women will spend the summer working in congressional offices for no pay.

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"Internship" is a buzzword that you must have come across a lot in your search for a job relevant to your dream career.

Internships are popular in a number of industries. However, sectors such as media, charity and fashion are known to be particularly difficult to get into without experience. This is where internships can be extremely useful. You can gain experience in a sector you're interested in while learning more and being mentored and supported by the company.

However, there is an obvious difference between unpaid internships and paid internships. HMRC are currently targeting sectors such as media, the performing arts, and law and accountancy firms, which have a reputation for using unpaid interns. These types of internships can be exploitative and illegal. Therefore, it's best to know your rights and find the right internship for you.

What is an internship?

An internship consists of any work experience, mentoring and learning about a sector or role.

It lasts for a fixed amount of time, ranging from one month, to six, to a year.

An intern will be part of a paid internship if they count as a worker. This means they have a contract and must arrive to work every day at a set time for a set number of hours like their colleagues. They would also be expected to carry out set tasks, rather than just shadow their colleagues.

Once the internship has ended, they will be offered a permanent job. They are usually paid the National Minimum wage.

A legal unpaid internship means the intern is work shadowing, is there as part of a UK-based higher education course, or with a charity or voluntary organisation that covers travel or food expenses.

Why are internships worth doing?

An internship can give you experience within an industry that you are interested in.

They are short-term, so you are not tied in for a long time.

You can build industry contacts which can help boost your career.

You can learn a lot and be mentored by those who have a lot of experience and skills.

Why are unpaid internships bad?

Firstly, unpaid internships are exploitative. You shouldn't have to work for free. This way, your employer is getting something for nothing while you do all the hard work.

They're taking advantage of your potential student/graduate status. You may not care about being paid a salary, just as long as you have a rewarding experience. Your employer knows this.

Secondly, unpaid internships are a barrier to social mobility. Students from wealthier homes may be able to afford unpaid internships and not have to worry about not receiving an income due to the financial support of their families. What about people from less privileged backgrounds, who cannot afford to undergo an unpaid internship?

There are laws and regulations coming into play to protect the rights of interns and insure that they're not being exploited. Although unpaid internships can take advantage of your thirst for new experiences, they might still be worth doing.

If it will greatly improve your chances of getting a paid job in that sector, you can afford it, it doesn't break the law, and it's flexible in that it lets you study or do other work, then it might be a good idea. However, if people continue to do unpaid internships, they will be normalised. Everyone should be paid and respected for the work they do.

Inspiring Interns is a recruitment agency specialising in all the internships and graduate jobs London has to offer.

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"Internship" is a buzzword that you must have come across a lot in your search for a job relevant to your dream career. Internships are popular in a number of industries. However, sectors such as media, charity and fashion are known to be particularly difficult to get into without experience.