An unpaid internship is done at a place where you expect to either get a job, or because the place and the work you do there is important to your subsequently g

An unpaid internship is done at a place where you expect to either get a job, or because the place and the work you do there is important to your subsequently getting a job or school entrance. E.g., I did a quality improvement internship at a hospital to get a job in quality improvement there, once upon a time. It was "unpaid," but it was an audition for a job that I wanted. As opposed to my time as a volunteer in a local free clinic, where no benefit accrued to me at all.