Getting paid and/or getting credit for your internship:

I hate to break it to you, but most internships in the city are unpaid and many only take interns working for credit through a university.  Some students have the problem (like I did with my first internship) of not having enough credits to qualify for a credited internship.  In this case, talk to your school’s Career Center, (mine has helped me out quite a bit) and ask if there are any non-credit options available.  This protects yourself, the school, and your employer from any miscommunications and allows you to get experience the field.  I completed a non-credit internship my sophomore year and had a great time and really figured out which direction I wanted to go in with my future internships. So, it really is to your advantage to intern whether it is for credit or non-credit. This time around, I was able to qualify for a credited internship and took it with Lorick New York!

 

Even though you may not be getting paid an hourly rate, most employers provide a stipend which covers public transportation and some meals.  And you never know, sometimes there may be other “freebies” associated with a fashion internship including free sample clothing, invitations to various launches, teas and other events that are the bonuses of working in fashion. Also, if the internship is unpaid, you will most likely have a little more flexibility to work a part-time paying job.

 

 

 

~ by Robin on July 24, 2008.