Thoughts on unpaid search fund and IB internships
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Much better than no internship
i did one and it springboarded me into my future internships + IB. so i would definitely consider it
We can usually tell if its a unpaid internship (because it's usually a specific shop that offers it), but better than a blank resume.
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