An Internship Is a Job Where You're Fired Before You Start

Your job is to get un-fired

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For many journalists, internships are a pathway to getting their first full-time job.

But to get the most out of an internship, it’s important to understand how your employer sees them.

The way I’ve long put it to my students is that an internship is a job where you’re fired before you even start, and your …