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Dear Alexa, My friends and I went to the movies last weekend, and at the end of the night I realized I paid more for my popcorn, soda and candy, than I did for my actual movie ticket! Why are movie concessions stands so expensive? Please Explain! Kate Well Kate,... [read more]
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Providing internships is a strategic way for companies to scope out top employees. The questions of whether to pay them or not is complicated and depends many different aspects such as the financial state of the company providing the internship and the quality of an intern’s work. In this article, young adults share their recent experiences with unpaid internships and the opportunities they provided them.