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Paid and unpaid graduate internships : prevalence, quality and motivations at six months after graduation

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Hunt, William and Scott, Peter (2020) Paid and unpaid graduate internships : prevalence, quality and motivations at six months after graduation. Studies in Higher Education, 45 (2). pp. 464-476. doi:10.1080/03075079.2018.1541450 ISSN 1470-174X.

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Abstract

Secondary analysis of the UK’s 2011/12 Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey reveals that many existing assumptions about graduate internships are questionable. This article proposes a reliable way of estimating the true extent of internships including those reported as ‘voluntary’ jobs: hidden internships. In doing so the article finds: 1) At six months after graduation, internships are a small feature of the UK graduate labour market, but significant in certain sectors; 2) Unpaid internships are much more prevalent than previously estimated, especially in these same sectors; and 3) Contrary to some public policy debate, unpaid internships appear, on balance, to be a residual option more likely to lead to underemployment and less favourable career development outcomes. Post-graduation internships appear less likely than pre-graduation work experiences to confer long-term employability advantages.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: L Education > LC Special aspects of education
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research
SWORD Depositor: Library Publications Router
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Internship programs -- Great Britain, College graduates -- Employment -- Great Britain, Labor market -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title: Studies in Higher Education
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
ISSN: 1470-174X
Official Date: 2020
Dates:
DateEvent
2020Published
8 November 2018Available
21 October 2018Accepted
Volume: 45
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 464-476
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2018.1541450
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): “This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Studies in Higher Education on 8/11/2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03075079.2018.1541450
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 23 November 2018
Date of first compliant Open Access: 8 May 2020
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
UNSPECIFIEDPortsmouth Business School (University of Portsmouth)http://viaf.org/viaf/35153953183705560168

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