Many people have a misconception about this. An intern is a hired position (albeit temporary), and working for free is simply volunteering. There are unpaid i

Many people have a misconception about this. An intern is a hired position (albeit temporary), and working for free is simply volunteering. There are unpaid interns, but there are probably more misconceptions about that. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/03/business/03intern.html?_r=2 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/03/business/03intern.html?_r=...