to help companies avoid canceling programs altogether, #SaveInternships was founded after Pay Our Interns started hearing from students about the impact of schools closing. “Some interns, they live in the dorms and they intern in a certain city,” Vera tells“And since the school was closed, the internship sites were just terminating them.
Vera sees the campaign’s approach as two-pronged: beneficial to interns, small businesses, and nonprofits, and also larger corporations grappling with the repercussions of the pandemic. “By paying an intern, first they get a paycheck, [then] they can pay their own bills; second, they can gain experience; third, they can actually provide support for some of these nonprofits that a lot of communities rely on,” Vera says.
Vera explains that internships are still often perceived as getting coffee and scanning documents, but they’re actually “a vehicle that our generation uses to pay bills.” Many college students rely on them for much-needed funds and work experience. “There’s a lot of first-generation college students that are in college and they still send paychecks back home,” Vera adds. “So without having the income, you know, you really are screwing an entire generation.
Vera encourages larger companies and organizations that may not be seeing the same financial hits as smaller nonprofits and businesses to keep investing in talent, including exploring options for remote work. He also encourages young people who have been impacted to share their stories to force a response from companies and lawmakers. “That's when you have collective action,” Vera explains. “Actually, not even just for our initiative, but potential legislation.
“There are a lot of unknowns,” Vera says, noting that this outbreak has shown us just how much is out of our hands. “But I think one thing that we can make an impact in is ensuring that our generation has the opportunities to thrive.”
Wow
michellelegro This is a bunch of BS. Internships are a myth except for the richest and most privileged, well-connected students.
And yet they party on the beach spreading disease. This is BS.
I feel this :/ very good article! it’s getting really difficult being just out of college. Especially for fashion photo students like myself, nobody is hiring us as interns or jobs currently and I’ve lost the internships I currently have indefinitely because of coronavirus.
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