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&lt;p&gt;A classic dilemma (or modernity&#39;s cruel joke): A student wants an  internship. This person is smart and diligent and eager to enter working  life. So what&#39;s keeping this model future employee from getting one?  Money, naturally. The student, on the brink of insolvency, must work to  eat, eat to live, and live so he can work again. The student&#39;s  dedicated, sure, but not yet superhuman. Or as well-off as some of his  other classmates, who surely will not hesitate to seize that coveted  unpaid internship. He feels trapped between his current and future  livelihood. Does the student have to choose between his career and his  subsistence? Is it eat now or eat later? &lt;strong&gt;READ MORE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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