work for free

I was so excited this morning to receive an e-mail from a former instructor about an internship opportunity at a national magazine.

Until, on further research, I found it is an unpaid internship.

Curses on unpaid internships! Do I apply? I probably will in order to get my resume out there, but after two years of schooling, I need to think more practically. Unpaid internships are fine as part of your schooling (though money would be fine there as well), but are a crapshoot otherwise.

And, I refer to my blogging 'practice' on my resume, but so be it. Look at my experience and desire and ability to contribute, and please pay me a wage.

Amen.