10 Reasons Why Unpaid Internships Are Equally Important

10 Reasons Why Unpaid Internships Are Equally Important

In the toss-up between paid or unpaid relationships, paid internships usually win out for a number of reasons. One main reason is that not everyone can afford an unpaid internship. Another reason is that most people look at money as the only form of compensation. Here’s why unpaid internships are equally important and good.

1. Good Branding

An unpaid internship usually offers good branding, by showcasing you as a young professional, rather than as a per-hour intern. Looking good on paper helps boost your confidence and your ability to succeed.

2. Your Dedication Shows

When you take an unpaid internship, you’re pretty much declaring that you’re doing it for the training and the experience, and not for the money. Your employer gets to appreciate your dedication and attitude, which means doors open for you in terms of opportunities.

3. Unpaid Internships Are Actually Apprenticeships

You have the opportunity to become truly skilled in specific areas within your industry when you take up an unpaid internship. Since the company doesn’t pay you, by law it’s required to offer you more training hours and fewer work hours. You get to benefit in terms of training and experience.

4. Higher Chance Of Securing Good References

You can add some really good work experience to my resume, and also ask for good references when you leave. If you’ve done your job well, and demonstrated the right kind of professionalism, your superiors will have no issue writing letters of reference for you. It’s the least they can do.

5. There Are Plenty Of Valuable Perks To Be Had

Unpaid internships pay in kind, via connections, references, work experience and so on. Among tangible benefits, you can ask for transport allowance or use of company transport, college credit, housing assistance, library memberships, and access to important resources and so on.

6. You Can Ask For Flexible Schedules

Since they’re not paying you, they cannot ask you to do a 9 to 5 and 60 hours a week. Most unpaid internships offer flexible schedules. This allows you to deploy your time the way it works for you, and perhaps get a part time job on the side.

7. You Can Demand Substantial Work

They are not paying you, and you’re doing them a favor by working for free. So feel free to ask for substantial work, serious responsibilities and participation in good projects. As long as you can prove you’re capable, they shouldn’t refuse you.

8. You Have The Chance To Work On Serious Projects

Nonprofit organizations usually offer unpaid internships because they are strapped for resources. However, the plus side here is that at times they depend on interns to manage projects. Intern or employee, everyone is required to pitch in and do what they can. You will gain a lot of valuable, relevant experience this way.

9. You Will Get Greater Work Exposure

Companies that offer unpaid internships are usually non-profits and small businesses. These companies have diverse creative interests, as they are not limited by large-scale corporate policies. A single team will be working on multiple diverse projects, which means you can get a varied experience to add to your resume.

10. You Can Choose To Terminate Ahead Of Time

In a paid internship, you’ll have to toe the line for longer, because in most cases they’ll ask you to sign an offer for a fixed period. Unpaid internships are not entirely legal, and there will be no hold on you. This doesn’t mean you can come and go as you please. However, if you need to take a break to do another job, or perhaps want long leave to tend a sick parent, you can avail it.

Rabby works for Tictwo.com, a company that conducts orientation classes for interns in China, including mandarin coaching, training in cooking Chinese cuisine and exposure to Chinese culture.

Why a Website?

Why Every Business Should Have a Website

By Matt Evers

Every business, no matter how big or how small really should have a website.  In this modern day and age, there is no reason not to have one.  Let’s explore the reasons why every business should have a website.

The internet is well and truly here to stay.  The number of people who use the internet exceeds more than 2.4 billion and there are almost 8 people every single second being added to this total.  This is an incredible number of people.  As you can imagine there will be people from all walks of life looking for all sorts of things that encompass just about every area of life you can imagine.

If you are a business owner then you absolutely must have your own website.  It’s considered unprofessional these days if you do not own a website.  How many people do you know go online to look for reviews of a particular company or product before they choose to contact them?

How many of these people decide that they will not contact the company because the company did not actually own a website.  Chances are that the company could be illegitimate (in the mind of the person who is looking for the company’s details).

In this modern day and age, having your own website is very easy and low cost to do.  Even hosting is very cheap, so now has never been a better time to have your own website name and begin branding your company. It is possible to save on both domain name and hosting, using hosting coupons. One example is through the use of HostGator coupon codes. There are other hosting companies also offering money-saving coupons, so do your research as you choose your domain name and hosting provider.

Why every business should have a website

• With your own website you can “be there” for those who seek out your service online
• With your own website you can showcase all your services
• You can add videos and testimonials to help enhance your service
• You can get a lot more customers and ultimately more company profits
• .. and so much more!

So if you’ve not yet got our own website, don’t you think it’s about time?  Are you afraid to get started, worried about all of the technical aspects and let alone the cost?  Well, you can get a website for as little as US $100 these days and this often includes a year’s free hosting as well.

These are just some of the reasons why every business should have a website.  These days it is an essential “must-have”, rather than an expensive fanciful extra.  Maybe it’s time to start looking at one for yourself if you’ve not yet taken that step.

Synergy Savings

Told you guys I would start using this in a sentence. Synergy Savings is when you have 2 or more people come together and because they did come together their synergy causes a savings in time, more or assets. That’s my definition. This means working with someone saves you time, trouble and makes you money. When YOU work with someone, they should save time, trouble and be able to make some money. That is why some people never run out of partners to joint venture with. Because they always help people make money, save time and save a lot of headache.

Who wants to make a buck and it takes 10,000 years? Who wants to make some money and it’s such a hassle because the plan is super convoluted and takes a lot of steps. Lots of steps are for when you want to confuse someone and prevent them from success. Keeping it simple means you want the person to win. A good win means in this present time. It’s great to have something that will come in on that ship called “Someday” however, right now I have bills to pay.

In 2013 we should all be looking for Synergy savings.

Here is the HOW-TO I promised:

The next business book you read, not only figure out what lessons in there will (if you incorporate them) save you time, save you trouble and make you money. Write them down, give yourself a dead line to do them and make a note on your blog about the results.

Example: I read 4 Hour Chef and decided to try using that method of building a fire in the fire place. I adore a good fire on a cold day and once California winter kicks in, I use my fire place a LOT!  If it works, I will be able to start a fire using the less expensive kindling/fire starters instead of a full fire starter log that costs $5 each. I won’t have to keep adding wood and poking the fire for the 4-5 hours. I will have less ashes when the fire has burned all the wood. I will have more heat from the fire.

Results: It works, less ashes, no adding wood the fire or going outside to get wood in the cold, dark night. The fire is HUGE!!, so clearly I can use less wood. Some pieces feel out of the fireplace and onto the tile, setting the smoke alarm and making the house smell like – well like the house was on fire. It wasn’t, I am fine and clearly, my fire alarms work.

Bonus: Now I blame everything on that goes wrong on Tim Ferris author of 4 hour Chef, because that’s whose name I was cursing when I had to clean up the mess.

Yes, I saved time, will save the trouble and will save money. Synergy Savings from what I learned in a book.

Here’s another Synergy Savings:

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Our Price: $7 Value: $ 89

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