The state of the unpaid internship
by Rachel Sanders “Don’t devalue yourself.” That’s the number one piece of advice that Claire Seaborn offers young people looking for work these days. It’s kind of the opposite of the advice offered by the governor of the Bank of Canada last fall. Stephen Poloz’s suggestion that young job hunters should take unpaid work to […]
Posted on January 30, 2015 at 9:00 am by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: Advice, Canadian Intern Association, unpaid internships
Canadian Intern Association holds first Vancouver meeting
The Canadian Intern Association is holding its first Vancouver meeting tonight at the Firehall Branch of the public library. The Association was founded last year by University of Ottawa law student Claire Seaborn, who noticed a dearth of advocacy groups to address the growing problem of illegal unpaid internships. Over the past year, the group has launched a Claim Back […]
Posted on August 28, 2013 at 9:03 am by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: Canadian Intern Association, compensation, event, Getting paid, internships
