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What are internships?
What are internships?
- Extended periods of work experience for professionals.
- Short-term work experience for students or recent graduates. (correct)
- Paid work experience for students or recent graduates.
- A type of volunteer work for students or recent graduates.
What is the issue with unpaid internships?
What is the issue with unpaid internships?
- They provide valuable experience for students.
- They are only available to those with established connections in the professions.
- They make social mobility difficult. (correct)
- They are more common than paid internships.
What is the advantage of having established connections with a company?
What is the advantage of having established connections with a company?
- It guarantees a paid internship.
- It makes it easier to get an internship. (correct)
- It ensures a job offer after the internship.
- It allows for a flexible internship schedule
What is meant by established connections?
What is meant by established connections?
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Who are internships often only available to?
Who are internships often only available to?
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Are internships valuable experience for people?
Are internships valuable experience for people?
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What is the oldest stock exchange in the world?
What is the oldest stock exchange in the world?
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What is social mobility?
What is social mobility?
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Why might poorer families find it more difficult to get on the job ladder?
Why might poorer families find it more difficult to get on the job ladder?
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What is the disadvantage of unpaid internships?
What is the disadvantage of unpaid internships?
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Study Notes
- Internships are extended periods of work experience for students or recent graduates.
- Some internships are unpaid, which can exclude those who cannot afford to work for free.
- Unpaid internships make social mobility difficult.
- Established connections with a company can make it easier to get an internship.
- Internships are often only available to those with established connections in the professions.
- Established connections refer to pre-existing links with a company.
- Internships are valuable experience for people who need it before they can get a 'real' job.
- The oldest stock exchange in the world is in Amsterdam, established in 1602.
- Social mobility is the ability of people to move to higher, better paid levels in society.
- Poorer families may find it more difficult to get on the job ladder due to the internship system.
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