Kudos to The PR Council’s 110 U.S. public relations firms for signing a new policy ending unpaid internships and urging others to do the same. Although most of the Council’s agencies already pay interns, the policy effective January 1, 2020, confirms that all member firms will pay U.S. interns at least minimum wage for their…… Continue reading Top Agencies End Unpaid Internships
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Time to End Unpaid Internships
Increasingly, intern job descriptions are sounding more like full-time jobs. Case in point: Job Responsibilities • Create and organize media lists • Media monitoring of media placements and organize clippings • Research competitor PR activities and media coverage • Create social media content and maintain media calendar • Maintain monthly analytics report for all media…… Continue reading Time to End Unpaid Internships
Most Interns Deserve a Pay Raise
While cleaning out an old file cabinet recently, I surprisingly came across a long-forgotten pay stub from my first internship. I was paid a whopping $4.50 an hour, but that was 40 years ago when my college tuition was less than $1,000 a semester. Back then, internship duties consisted primarily of errands, clipping newspapers and an occasional low-risk…… Continue reading Most Interns Deserve a Pay Raise
Interns Should Be Paid If They’re Billable
This post is intended for agencies and companies beginning their searches for summer interns. While most major agencies pay their temporary help, many smaller firms and start ups often recruit unpaid interns. In cases where interns perform work that normally would be done by billable employees, interns should receive some form of financial compensation. Unpaid internships should be confined to…… Continue reading Interns Should Be Paid If They’re Billable