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> get a few interns Pretty much agree, but not sure Internships are the best way to do it. Expecting people to work for no pay means you only get those that ca
by treerock 7y ago
> get a few interns
Pretty much agree, but not sure Internships are the best way to do it. Expecting people to work for no pay means you only get those that can afford to work for no pay.
I remember an article on HN from few years ago, about the German apprentice system. Paid work, coupled with college education.
https://tobi.lutke.com/blogs/news/11280301-the-apprentice-programmer https://tobi.lutke.com/blogs/news/11280301-the-apprentice-pr...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5314268 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5314268
- dnh44 7y agoTwenty years ago I don’t think the word internship carried an expectation of being unpaid. The term ‘unpaid internship’ was used for that. It’s interesting that unpaid internships have become the norm so much that the ‘unpaid’ part of the term has become redundant.
- nostalgk 7y agoI don't know anyone who expects an internship to be unpaid, especially in the tech industry. I've heard quite a few complaints in the medical industry though.
- rcfox 7y agoMy degree involved 4 months of school followed by 4 months of paid work. It meant that it took 5 years, but it was totally worth it. I graduated with 2.5 years of experience at different companies, no student debt, and a full-time job already lined up.