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Again, [b]my child's internships and study abroad will make him a much more attractive candidate than the one who struggles to juggle work with college[/b] just so they can afford some down time at the movies.[/quote]

As a hiring partner at a management consulting firm, not only are you wrong--I absolutely value someone who worked their way through college over someone who had a bunch of bs unpaid internships--but the stereotypes generally hold up. I get the most work and the least drama from jr staff who had to earn money to help support themselves. The ones who had mommy and daddy pay for everything (or even worse-still do) tend to act like they are doing me a favor by working here. Um, no. I'm sure they will all end up fine eventually, but it's better if people develop a work ethic before they get their first real job.[/quote]

And you are what? Just ONE person?

You do realize your ONE anecdote is not representative of the larger hiring pool, right?

Based on anecdotal evidence, I'm certain most of us will argue that students who do not work during college end up doing better than fine. I didn't work and NEVER had a problem getting jobs during my career. And based on the experiences of my friends and colleagues--whose children also did not work during college--jobs are plentiful, no one asks or cares about how they got spending money during the school term :shock:  and their internship experiences were not discounted. In every case it was considered real life experience and much more valuable than unrelated workstudy jobs. In fact, many of those students were hired where they interned--which is another benefit of interning.

However, I'll leave you to your hiring practices and prejudices. After all, they have no impact on me or any impressive new college graduate.[/quote]

Ha ha. OK, I readily admit that when I hire people out of college I have a prejudice for people who have had real paid jobs over those who have not. Do you get what employers are looking for? Hint: not "content" expertise, because no kid walks in the door with the knowledge and skills you need anyhow--they always have to learn on the job. What employers are looking for is someone who is hardworking and wants to learn. I really like to hire people who were promoted in their work study or summer jobs to have some supervisory responsibility. I don't care if you worked in food service, retail, or if you shelved books in the library--if your manager identified you as a successful, responsible person who can be trusted to get the job done, to maintain standards, and to deal with other people, I am going to trust that you will do the same for me. Most unpaid internships are not equivalent to real jobs--sure, you may get exposed to some things, but you don't usually get real responsibility. ([i]Those[/i] internships are paid.) I am baffled as to what a study abroad experience would bring to the table.

And you're right, I wouldn't ask where people got their spending money in college, but you'd be surprised at what a 22-year-old will reveal in an interview when you ask how they ended up with that summer job. [/quote]

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