The Harvard China Student Internship Program (HCSIP) seeks to create transformational experiences for Harvard students as they prepare for a lifelong engagement with China. The program is open to undergraduate students from all concentrations with some knowledge of Chinese language required.
HCSIP is offered in partnership with Chinese corporations, NGOs/NPOs, and multinational companies in China. Students experience modern China through their internship placements and gain an introduction to Chinese history and culture, all while learning first-hand about life in the workplace. The structure of the program includes a nine-week internship, a weeklong field trip, and numerous cultural events.
Since 2008, HCSIP has grown into one of the largest and most successful summer internship programs at Harvard.
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Currently, approximately 34 percent of internships listed on Internships.com are paid and those paid internships receive four times the quantity of applications than unpaid positions do. Making an economically sound decision in a capitalist society should be easy by looking above.
Working with interns can help a company circumvent the substantial economic risks of inadvertently hiring a job-hopping new employee. While paying an intern minimum wage is less costly than hiring a new employee, investing the time and resources into training a new intern every season also adds up. therefore, it's understandable for employers to seek unpaid interns in exchange for teaching students the rules of engagement in the workplace, providing invaluable networking opportunities and office-breaking them by assigning routine tasks.
References
Harvard China Student Internship Program. (n.d.). Home. Retrieved July 8, 2014, from http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/hcf/pages/harvard-china-student-internship-program
Richards, R. (2011, February 22). Unpaid Internships: Elephant in the Room. The Huffington Post. Retrieved July 8, 2014, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-richards/unpaid-internships-the-el_b_826194.html
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