Internships – unpaid, unadvertised, unfair

Publication type

Report

Series Number

20

Series

The Sutton Trust Research Brief

Author

Publication date

January 15, 2018

Summary:

For young people who cannot afford to work for free, and for those who do not have the networks with which to secure a placement informally, internships are acting as a barrier to the best careers – and to social mobility.

Written by Research Fellow Dr Rebecca Montacute, this brief analyses the latest data to examine at what cost a young person is taking an unpaid internship in 2018 and how we can ensure the best internships are open to all young people, regardless of their background.

Subjects

Link

https://www.suttontrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Internships-2018-briefing.pdf

Notes

References: Holford, A. (2017) ‘Access to and returns from unpaid graduate internships’, ISER Working Paper Series, No. 2017-07. Colchester: University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research

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