It is the summer vacation, and many prospective graduates plan to use this time to do internships in companies.
A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily found that the internship opportunity that originally accumulated work experience was "clearly priced".
"Internship promotion" has also become a commodity on e-commerce platforms.
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Internships promoted as commodities
Online shop "clearly marked price"
Recently, Yang Jie (pseudonym), who is in charge of the resume screening of interns in a certain unit, broke the news to the Beiqing Daily reporter that she found an advertisement message in the recruitment mailbox, which mentioned that the other party's company can provide high-quality interns, basically all of them have The background of studying abroad in well-known universities, "if you successfully guide students to enter the internship, you can pay 8,000 yuan per person for the guidance fee".
Yang Jie said that this is different from the distribution of recruitment information she has been in contact with in the past.
A reporter from Beiqing Daily got in touch with the above-mentioned advertiser Zhou Feng (pseudonym) in the name of looking for an internship. "The cost is about 13,000 yuan, and a pass rate of more than 90% can be guaranteed." Other information recommends companies that "deliver" resumes.
Zhou Feng also said that they will provide job seekers with "one-to-one interview counseling" from teachers in the industry. "If the interview is not passed, the fee will be fully refunded."
After submitting the resume, students will be interviewed by the recruiting company to determine whether they are admitted.
During this process, job seekers cannot specify the company they want to work for, it can only be decided by the institution.
After confirming his willingness to "interview counseling", he sent an "internship referral agreement".
Zhou Feng said that the interns who are "internally pushed" into the company enjoy the same normal internship salary as other interns, but they are not responsible for the internship.
If you need to become a regular, the agency can help recommend companies with opportunities to retain them.
In fact, an industry chain has been formed for internal referrals for internships. There are both online platforms seeking opportunities for internal referrals and shops that specialize in providing related services.
Beiqing Daily reporters searched on the e-commerce platform with the keyword "internship and internal promotion", and got more than 40,000 results. These products on sale are often described as "internship in famous Internet companies", "background improvement" and "internal promotion". ” and other words, claiming to provide services such as “internal promotion of the four famous enterprises”, “guarantee offer” and “1V1 follow-up”, and the monthly sales volume of the highest-selling store exceeds 200.
Although the marked price is basically around 100 yuan, this is not the actual price paid.
A reporter from Beiqing Daily consulted the customer service of the store with the highest sales volume. According to the staff, the company's business mainly includes internships and full-time jobs in major factories and well-known companies. It mainly provides "background enhancement" programs for study abroad and job-seeking target groups.
There are two types of internal internships: remote and on-site. In the case of no salary, remote internships will cost 6,000 to 7,000 yuan a month, "adding 2,000 yuan for one month, that is, about 9,000 yuan for two months", and promised "At the end of the internship, you can receive an admission offer, internship certificate, recommendation letter, and background check."
On-site internships require relatively high conditions, and the cost is 6,000 to 18,000 yuan.
The staff emphasized, "If you don't have a good education and background experience, there is almost no chance of entering a large factory by directly submitting your resume."
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The gold content of "guaranteed offer"
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In addition to the high cost, behind the so-called "guarantee offer", the gold content of the internship is also questionable.
In Douban's "study abroad group" post, some netizens said, "Absolutely do not pay for internships", paid internships are simply "wasting money" and so on.
The netizen said that he had spent more than 30,000 yuan to find an intermediary to arrange a paid internship, but the work content during the internship did not match what he promised. ".
Another netizen directly pointed out: "Don't buy paid training courses, they just want to make money."
Some people from study abroad institutions believe that spending money to go to some big brands for internships is not the same for everyone.
If this cost needs to be saved in exchange for it, it is not necessary.
Internships are not in the first place, but after GPA, IELTS, essays, etc.
Even having a well-defined career plan is more useful than the internship itself.
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Preferably through open recruitment channels
In response to the phenomenon that some students spend a lot of money to obtain a position as a "big factory intern", the person in charge of campus recruitment at ByteDance said that "this kind of behavior is not encouraged", because in the process, it is very likely to encounter Some fraudulent behaviors will eventually lead to financial loss and psychological harm. If it involves the transfer of benefits, it may also be illegal and criminal.
The internship position obtained from this does not really mean that you have successfully obtained the admission ticket to the workplace. The most fundamental thing is to improve your abilities in all aspects.
In addition, the HR support said that the best way to find an internship position is through open recruitment channels, internal referrals by seniors, or through introductions from teachers, friends, parents, and so on.
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"Paid Internships" Are Risky
Complaints can be made if the unit requires payment of fees
In response to the phenomenon of paid internships, Zhao Jingpu, a lawyer from Beijing Dentons Law Firm, introduced that according to relevant regulations, no matter whether it is an intern or a formal entry after graduation, the internship unit and the employer are not allowed to charge the interns or laborers.
Job seekers who are required to pay the corresponding fees during the internship or probationary period may file a complaint with the labor inspection department to protect their own rights and interests.
If the recruiting unit or the staff of the unit conspires with the intermediary agency to provide false internship positions or internship information in order to collect fees, there is deception and inducement behavior, and the crime of contract fraud is suspected.
Zhao Jingpu reminded that job seekers should pay attention to the risk of whether the internship position itself is true or not during this process. If the position is false, the internship experience required by the job seeker cannot be guaranteed to be true.
Even if the position is real, if the HR or other employees of the unit are found to be charging privately, there is a risk that the intern will be dismissed because the recruitment itself violates the company's system.
Text / reporter Song Xia, intern Kang Saiyao
Coordination / Yu Meiying