tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post5840413442711178232..comments2023-10-09T20:51:52.770+11:00Comments on kirin notebook - the blog of lara cameron: On internships & industry...Larahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08866886848733190371noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-28818614217977237382013-02-11T06:56:57.334+11:002013-02-11T06:56:57.334+11:00I don't disagree with your post at all. Very m...I don't disagree with your post at all. Very much like other issues with businesses and ethics, the ones that practice unethically tend to ruin it for the small business that can benefit from interns. <br /><br />I know for me I was able have an internship and work two part time jobs without issue. I was even able to do some work outside the office and meet on my lighter days (which was usually Fridays). <br /><br />I know of other people's internships where they were simply an errand person or they did all this work for them only not to be able to use it in their portfolio. <br /><br />The question remains, is there a way to make internships fair so it's ethical and legal? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-67023352617984969402013-02-08T17:33:08.106+11:002013-02-08T17:33:08.106+11:00Perhaps its important to add to the debate just ho...Perhaps its important to add to the debate just how different work experience is from an internship. I find it disheartening to see internships on the rise as design, especially textile design, is so underappreciated and underpaid vs other industries.<br /><br />On job availability, I graduated from a BA in textile designer (1999) and have never had more than 6-8 unemployment. There are many many different career paths available. Several years ago i advertised a graduate roll in my team through RMIT (november) and received two applicants. In fact, often roles are filled by non textile designers based on applications.Katehttp://thequiethedonist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-71742918190586638732013-02-07T23:00:55.847+11:002013-02-07T23:00:55.847+11:00This issue of exploited interns is also gathering ...This issue of exploited interns is also gathering momentum here in the UK. I graduated from a textile degree in 2012 and have completed two very different unpaid internships. One was with a designer/maker which was a great insight into how to run your own business. There was a concious effort to repay my time with industry knowledge and a flexibility in working hours so I could have a part-time paid job. The other was the complete opposite where I was expected to create profitable designs for free 5 days per week without anything given back in terms of education or insight into the industry. <br />I have to say, particularly as a mature graduate, it's very disheartening to see how nearly all entry level jobs are being advertised as unpaid internships. I don't know how people can expect graduates/current students to pay rent and expenses whilst working for free in London.<br /><br />By the way, your blog was a really strong motivator to go back to Uni and study textile design : )Kathrynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-49029053407828297312013-02-07T20:16:02.959+11:002013-02-07T20:16:02.959+11:00Love this blog post Lara. I can say I've been ...Love this blog post Lara. I can say I've been lucky enough to be one of your earlier interns. And I would definitely think that I got mch more out of it than you did! 5 days of work with you guys provided me with more skills and knowledge than I could ever have wished for! And I'm forever grateful :-) xJane Forbesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15003681.post-73493698231398722942013-02-07T19:50:10.753+11:002013-02-07T19:50:10.753+11:00Really interesting post - thanks. I had never real...Really interesting post - thanks. I had never really thought about the fact that students wanting to go into design fields (or other competitive fields) should perhaps be 'warned' about a lack of jobs. But it makes sense. I'm about to graduate as a textile design student in 4 months time and I am slightly nervous about finding a job! there does seem to be so many internships available, but something has to pay the bills! I don't see anything wrong with you taking interns, but I do think that if large companies are relying on them, it's time to start paying them. xPolly Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212448723794943213noreply@blogger.com