“Around June last year, my younger sister, who was working as a sales representative in a bank, got three job offers. One was offering her a paid internship in procurement, a field she pursued at the university, while the other two were offering her a job as a customer service officer,” reveals Eugene Asero, a human resource manager at Boxleo Courier & Fulfilment Services Limited.
“As per my background check, I learned that the company, which was offering the internship would train her and later employ her permanently. But when she consulted my uncle, he told her, ‘In this current generation, we are looking for money, not growth. For me, I would advise you to go for a position where you would be paid, because even that position would give you double the stipend the internship was offering,’” he adds.
