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Japan expands use of foreign "interns" to address labor shortage

by Adrian Ma
Oct 10, 2018
The unemployment rate is just 2.4 percent in Japan; the country is filling the job gaps with a controversial program for foreign interns.
Workers at the Tsuda Shoten fish plant in Kamaishi, Japan. About 10 percent of the workers are non-Japanese “interns” who come through a special government program.
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How to make sure your internship is worth your time

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Jun 1, 2018
Ask a Manager's Alison Green answers listener questions about internships
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The internship, brought to you by summer

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 12, 2017
Today's summer internships — 42 percent of which are unpaid — have their roots in apprenticeships from an earlier era.
Interns run with a court decision to reporters stationed outside of the U.S. Supreme Court June 29, 2015 in Washington, DC.
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My Economy: Making close to six figures as an intern

by Robert Garrova
May 15, 2017
As a PhD student, David Kuhns found an "internship" that matched his skills.
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Paid internships are more likely to lead to job offers

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Jul 25, 2016
Compensated interns were taken more seriously in the corporate world.
About 44 percent of unpaid interns in the corporate world were hired after finishing an internship.
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How to make $7k a month at your high school internship

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Jul 8, 2014
What are Silicon Valley interns doing to be making 5 to 7 grand a month?
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The new rules of internships

by Marketplace Contributor
May 16, 2014
A series of recent lawsuits against employers offering unpaid internships have changed the rules of the game.
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When you talk about a 'first job,' what do you mean?

by Gina Martinez
May 12, 2014
Is it an internship? Or a 'real job?' And what do you put on your resume?
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Uproar over unpaid internships hits White House

by Kate Davidson
Aug 21, 2013
The White House is the latest employer to feel pressure over an unpaid internship program.
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More women in unpaid internships: A 'major' issue

by Noel King
Aug 16, 2013
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's organization Lean In went looking for an unpaid editorial intern. The incident has highlighted the higher rate of women in unpaid internships.
An intern's desk.
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