Fireworks and networks
The difference of opinion on brokering unpaid internships is just one example of tensions in the coalition government: Nick Clegg has condemned them, saying 'we want a fair job market based on merit, not networks'; David Cameron is 'very relaxed' about offering work placements to people he knows. Gill Frigerio, Course Director of the Management of Student Work Experience programme at The University of Warwick, considers the theory behind the recent debates on social mobility and asks if it really is all about who you know.
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This article was first submitted to Phoenix (October 2011).
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Tags: social mobility unpaid internships internships work experience widening participation
Created on: 07 October 2011
Last updated: 17 October 2011