I never went the intern route…I actually had to make money to pay my bills…but I had a couple of college roommates who were fortunate enough to be able to take unpaid jobs which at least sort-of related to their career aspirations. But hey, at least I developed some kick-ass data entry skills.

intern:

A person, most often of college age, who works for no or low wages and who is referred to by hardened staffers as a “slave” and subject to humiliation and lascivious comments by said staffers; instantly identifiable by their palpable and oppressively inappropriate excitement regarding any task; a grim reminder of you in your youth, when you had hope, energy, promise, and a physique reasonably attractive to potential suitors.

Courtesy of the Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit page-a-day calendar…