In fact, the phenomenon of using interns as cheap labor is indeed widespread in society. Moreover, not only interns, but also new regular employees are bound to take on more responsibilities in many cases.
Interns are cheap from two angles:
Start with the internship company.
Interns are not the most needed talents in the company. Teach when you come, and then leave. Now college students have to go through a process of internship. With so many college students at the same level, enterprises are naturally reluctant to pay more money when supply exceeds demand.
From the intern's point of view.
Because I am also an intern, I know what we think. Many times we want to learn something that can help us adapt to society through internship, so sometimes we have the idea that we can learn something even without salary.
If I had to practice again, I would ask myself two questions:
Whether what I can do by myself is really useful to the company,
Is this experience helpful for my future growth and work?
I will only go to the internship if I answer "Yes" to both questions.
For enterprises, your price depends on your output. Cheap labor is not necessarily because you don't do much, but because what you do is of little value. For students, unless you are really poor, don't care too much about money during the internship. What you should care about is whether you can learn something valuable during your internship and whether what you have learned will help your career path.
There are three angles to consider.
1. Consider from your own career planning.
If you plan to develop in an industry/company for a long time and have a clear goal, then the first job is recommended to go to a big company, which is stable and sustainable.
If you plan to plump your wings in a short time, make up your short-board skills and understand the organizational process and structure of the company in all aspects. Especially those students who still have time to create in the lower grades can try to start a startup company, and the application threshold is low, or they can make a decision for applying for a big company in the future.
2. Select company projects and development
If there are no internship opportunities for big companies, you should keep your eyes open when choosing a startup. Start-ups are mixed, the information channels are blocked, the atmosphere is good, the development is good, and there are still a few start-ups that learn well. If you are looking for an internship at will for an internship certificate, you would rather not go.
3. Starting from the goal, push the starting point backwards
If you want to quit your job three years after graduation. At this time, you are in a big company and have a grass-roots supervisor. If you change jobs, all companies in this industry will give you an interview as long as you are willing to submit your resume. If you work as a department manager in a small company, I'm sorry, but you may have difficulty jumping ship.
Therefore, the factors that need to be considered in choosing a good internship position are in order of importance: industry >; Company reputation > specific functions > money
The first three may have different views, but money is definitely the least important. Don't care about the internship salary, and don't rush to solve the problem with temporary income.