Sneha Kulkarni ·
Be careful with unpaid work framed as an opportunity
A short assessment task is normal. Weeks of unpaid work producing something the company will actually use is not an internship, it is unpaid labour, and it rarely converts to the role that was implied. Paid, structured programmes are worth far more than titles.
#unpaid#redflags
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