Well.. I´m looking for a summer job and Luxemburg (a very small country: thus a paradise for banking) has always welcomed students from Metz, the nearest French city. Now since September 2001 they have been downsizing a lot. But then, an Italian bank called me and offered me a paid summer job though. So I went to Luxemburg, paid 12 Euros for the train, forced myself into highheels.. And they asked me whether I ´d like to work for the professional experience or for the money. So I wanted to for both reasons so I said "both". The woman (all dressed in Gucci) told me she won´t pay me but would be glad if I would work (8hours a day, 6days a week) without getting paid !! Of course I refused. Then she asked me whether I didn´t have rich parents who could offer me this beautiful experience... What do you think?? I´m angry...

There's your first bit of professional experience right there!

If they offered you the job, why did they renege?

I accidentally double posted so read below


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[This message was edited Tue May 20 13:29:01 PDT 2003 by lovemachine]

Hey unpaid internships are sometimes necessary evils. When I was a student I found that most if not nearly all media internships are unpaid. But when you don't have the money it basically isn't an option, but if the companies can find people to work for free more power to them.


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[This message was edited Tue May 20 13:29:54 PDT 2003 by lovemachine]

IMHO an unpaid internship is better than nothing. You can put it on your resume as experience, and there's always the chance that it could lead to a paid position.