Essay Plan

Essay Plan

Overall Argument
1. Internships have positive impact on future career
2. WE gives headstart but over course of career advantages even out
3. If unpaid internships are conducted to same quality as paid then no significant difference
Source 1
1. Internships have increased in importance over recent years
  1. Why more are being offered
  2. no. offered in 2017 dipped - may be an anomaly?? As it goes against trend
  3. Future employers clearly want to employ graduates with WE
2. Focuses on paid internships
3. Better employment prospects
  1. Once placement is completed recruiters can offer position
    1. Student can concentrate on final year exams = better grades = better future career prospects
  2. Shows candidates have proven their abilities
  3. "first-hand experience"
4. "featured in this research"
  1. What organisations have highfliers ltd used??
    1. Have they chosen specific businesses to exaggerate the effect of internships on future career success?? - selective bias
  2. Use of median average
5. Investment Banking
  1. More internships available than jobs - without an internship may be almost impossible to get a job in this field
Source 2
1. Unlike sources 1 and 3 focuses on unpaid internships
2. Only evidence against unpaid internships is research by an American study
  1. Way unpaid internships are viewed in UK and USA may be very different so not applicable
  2. Given no further detail on this study in the article - how many employers and colleges were considered? What part(s) of USA??
3. Lower starting salary
  1. May not be less successful over whole course of career
  2. Whilst wages are lower skills gained my help graduates progress further in their careers and more quickly
4. Graduate employers quoted in article
  1. Heather Baker
    1. Discusses a string of short-term internships rather than specifically differences between paid/unpaid
    2. May have been specifically chosen for this article since she takes a negative view of internships
    3. "Committed to something for a long time" - could apply to a long term paid/unpaid internship
5. Article suggests other ways to gain experience other than internships
6. Provided unpaid internships are conducted properly and skill areas are relevant they can benefit career - same applies to paid internships??
Source 3
1. Makes no difference between paid or unpaid - considers both equally
2. Journal Article
  1. Peer-reviewed
  2. Reliable source as checked by other field experts
  3. Relevant as focus specifically on business students
  4. Reliable as all data is checked using statistical tests to check for significant differences between interns and non interns
3. Interns give better skill preparation
  1. University was only higher in one skill area - oral presentation
  2. More skills make it easier to find a job
4. Higher starting salaries for interns
  1. Candidates with more experience would be more likely to receive offers at the upper end of the starting salary range
5. Average time to obtain first position was shorter for interns
  1. Interns reached salary reviews sooner
  2. Internships provide better preparation in job acquisition skills e.g. interviewing and networking
6. Study only considers 4 year period
  1. What about beyond this period??
  2. Internships may only give headstart
  3. Still possible for noninterns to be as successful, may just take longer to reach that point
7. Downsides of internships
  1. interns provide a cheap source of labour
  2. May lack sufficient quality control
  3. Need to be monitored and conducted properly
  4. Advantages of attending a good school may overshadow internships

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