I'm surprised to see the the we-don't-inform-unsuccessful-candidates small print being raised against those who take advantage of interns. What proportion of employers -- whether they use unpaid interns or not -- do reply to job applicants who are not shortlisted? In university-land, to take a country I'm familiar with, is there a single one left?
Chris
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From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Francis Sedgemore [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 13 May 2011 16:03
Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Intern - At-Bristol
Oli makes an excellent point concerning goodwill!
The reason why the goodwill rule is so often not respected has in my view a lot to do with managerialist ideology and the reinforcement of power relationships. This has extended beyond paid employment into the realm of unpaid internships, and it is now increasingly common to see adverts for unpaid internships come with small print which declares, ungrammatically, that "Due to limited resources wibble wibble…", unsuccessful candidates will not be informed of the judge's decision.
Whither basic human dignity?
Talking of reinforcement, perhaps we should establish a symbolic prize for good employment practices in science communication. Public praise for those who behave with honour and decency, and anathema cast on the rest. What do you think?
Francis
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