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Ask HN: how do I find unpaid intern?

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Not that I am looking for a cheap labor, but the task itself is social media marketing to FB groups, forums, twitter, and blogs. so it is not extensive work, probably 10 hours a week.

if the campaign works well, it can be extended / continued to a paid role. if not, this is a short term position that should last a month.

Am I too unrealistic for this?

Thanks.

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I would drop the part about "if it works well it can become a paid role." This line is usually insincere.

If it's not extensive work, just pay for it. Treat your employees with respect. Unless you really are looking for cheap labor.

A month long internship with an unknown company/project is not going to be very appealing. If your project is famous and is going to look great on a resume, and you have amazing people and the intern is going to learn a lot from them, that's a different matter, but with what I see in your post, I don't think so.

You should not expect to find free labor unless you are offering a substantial opportunity of education or useful skills, which it sounds like you are not.

Either you are looking for unskilled labor, in which case you should expect to pay the going/nominal rate for unskilled laborers with computer/internet skills, or you are looking for skilled workers with above-nominal technical skills, and you should expect to pay commensurate to their skills.

It sounds like you are looking for astroturfers, honestly I would not expect your campaign to end in success.

fyi, unpaid interns can not by law produce work that would benefit your company's bottom line.

[0]Federal labor law clearly states that the employer is to receive no benefit from an unpaid intern’s labor and, in fact, the intern might actually be an undue burden on the employer.

you should probably look into it and word your job description wisely before looking for one.

http://internjustice.com/2013/08/06/californias-unpaid-inter...

OP is apparently from Brazil, based on his posting history. Your Laws May Vary (YLMV)

ok, i understand your points. Thanks for the feedback.

what would be a reasonable rate to pay then?

Thanks.

Why would someone want to work for you, unpaid? Is the paid job worth a 40 hour job interview distributed over 1 month? Or is it the reference they should be after?

The first step is to pitch/sell the position.

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