As a part of their education, many students work at a company for a short period of time without a salary. Are there more advantages than disadvantages to this?

Practical

experience

is essential for any student to be

job

-ready. Nowadays, many individuals prefer to get a

job

with an organization during their learning years without any pay. I believe the advantages of gaining real-world

experience

by working for a company are way more than the negatives of not getting paid during the initial years. Practical learning is the foremost benefit that any person gets by working for a firm. While students do get theoretical knowledge through their academic curriculum, it is only once they start working on real-world problems they tend to use that learning and convert it into useful skills, which can help them earn better in their careers.

For example

, being employed with a firm enables one to solve real business problems

such

as managing customer issues, increasing sales etc, which helps them understand the

job

market better and become better prepared for future jobs.

In addition

, graduates

also

improve their communication skills by working with experienced people as they get to

work

with people from different departments.

Hence

, it is a big positive for anyone to get some

work

experience

while they are still in school or college.

However

, working without any pay has few demerits.

Firstly

, money acts as a great motivator for one to

work

hard. A few people might not take their

job

seriously in case they are not being paid, and

thus

, they tend to do an average

job

, which is a big problem for most companies.

For instance

, many believe their

work

is important only if there is someone who is ready to pay for it.

Secondly

, some students might not be able to afford to

work

without getting any stipend as they would find it difficult to manage their expenses irrespective of their willingness to get

work

experience

. To sum up, though not getting any salary for their

job

does have certain negatives, the positives of gaining practical knowledge via solving real-world problems are more than the downsides. So one should try to get as much hands-on

experience

that they can at any point in life.