Comments on: Internships with Coldwater Creek http://www.idahoadagencies.com/2010/02/07/internships-with-coldwater-creek/ A street-level view of most things marketing, communications and advertising in Idaho Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Katie http://www.idahoadagencies.com/2010/02/07/internships-with-coldwater-creek/comment-page-1/#comment-2514 Katie Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:03:31 +0000 http://www.idahoadagencies.com/?p=3131#comment-2514 Under the Marketing Intern position, the correct spelling and title should read: Susan G. Komen For the Cure®. As a corporate sponsor and partner, they should be able to correctly identify their charity. Under the Marketing Intern position, the correct spelling and title should read: Susan G. Komen For the Cure®. As a corporate sponsor and partner, they should be able to correctly identify their charity.

]]> By: Ryan Donahue http://www.idahoadagencies.com/2010/02/07/internships-with-coldwater-creek/comment-page-1/#comment-2508 Ryan Donahue Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:10:40 +0000 http://www.idahoadagencies.com/?p=3131#comment-2508 It's interesting that the Web Design "Intern" description doesn't seem to contain any words such as "learn" or "gain experience" like the descriptions for the photography and marketing intern positions. In fact, if we remove the word "Intern" from the web designer description, the qualifications and experience required for the job are identical to that of a full-time, professional employment opportunity. I always advise my students to watch out for situations such as this. Any AIGA members who are opposed to spec work should be equally opposed to the current trend of employers abusing the definitions and purpose of contract labor and internships. More often than not, their motivation simply seems to be avoiding the expenses associated with a qualified, full-time employee. Maybe I am overreacting, and this internship description was just written in haste. If this is the case, I encourage the employer in question to re-phrase the description so that it can be clearly defined as an internship. The "required" skills in this description are typically what an intern would be "learning" from the "experience." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intern It’s interesting that the Web Design “Intern” description doesn’t seem to contain any words such as “learn” or “gain experience” like the descriptions for the photography and marketing intern positions.

In fact, if we remove the word “Intern” from the web designer description, the qualifications and experience required for the job are identical to that of a full-time, professional employment opportunity. I always advise my students to watch out for situations such as this.

Any AIGA members who are opposed to spec work should be equally opposed to the current trend of employers abusing the definitions and purpose of contract labor and internships. More often than not, their motivation simply seems to be avoiding the expenses associated with a qualified, full-time employee.

Maybe I am overreacting, and this internship description was just written in haste. If this is the case, I encourage the employer in question to re-phrase the description so that it can be clearly defined as an internship. The “required” skills in this description are typically what an intern would be “learning” from the “experience.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intern

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