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Agencies will do that as long as they can. The only way to get out of that is get a competing offer. If you do that also be ready to walk.
Absolutely leave if they are not willing to hire you. 10 months is a very long time to intern. If they believe in you they should invest in you, otherwise find someone who will.
Please value yourself and trust that you will be fine elsewhere! Get paid!!!!
This.
I’ve seen this before. When I was at McCann I sat across from someone who had been an intern for 8 months as well. I knew someone at BBDO who was an intern for an entire year. And sadly these interns worked harder than most of the full time employees because they were desperate for jobs and everyone just dumped their extra work on them. It’s honestly disgusting to see agencies take advantage of people like this just to save a few bucks.
My advice would be look hard for another job and take whatever offer comes, unless you currently work at a place that would really boost your resume.
I knew people who interned at Mccann for a full year before they were hired full time. So yeahhh they’ll work you hard cuz they don’t want to pay you a full salary.
Is your portfolio in a good shape? I was in this exact situation during my 2nd internship and then i was eventually let go. I spent a few months shaping my book together and landed a much better job. i think your book is all that matters for creatives in this business. I don’t ever see myself become a company man because i dont think companies truly care.
Have you had a real conversation with your CD / manager / talent management about it? You never know what nonsense is going on with budgets and whatnot, but you’re not in much of a position to complain if you aren’t a little bit of a squeaky wheel about it and make your intentions known.
I did two rounds of an internship at an agency when I was first out of school and as the second one was coming to an end I finally had to tell them “look, I’m running these accounts, my internship is ending, and you don’t have anyone to do this work if I’m not here. What are you going to do?” So they hired me. Then I left a few months later anyway.
that’s not normal for an internship.
A few things are not quite right here. Someone who’s been in a place for the better part of a year is not a paid intern, theyre a junior employee.
But— a junior employee wouldnt have a “key role” in anything—unless we’re talking about a very very small agency. In which case there isnt much room for advancement anyway.
So then, if what you want is a promotion or a raise, then ten months or a year really isnt an unreasonable amount of time to wait. And you said you like it there...that’s kind of worth its weight in gold.
Why are you still considered an intern? Do you not get insurance or benefits, just an hourly wage? How many people work there?
This happened to me - my internship was extended past it’s original end date, and then I got restless and interviewed elsewhere, once I had an offer from somewhere else they moved on hiring me. Don’t feel bad about not being hired yet! But def get interviews going if your priority is to be in a FT junior role.
You might be one of our interns. We have 6 month paid internships for graduates. One of our interns was on a completely different track outside of copywriting. Worked for 5-6 months and raised his hand to get into a completely new track. Wanted to try out copywriting. Admired this We told him he could try it. He’s a hard worker and is sharp. Went from zero portfolio to having a little bit of a portfolio in 3-4 months. Yes, 10 months is a long time. But we let him circumvent the 2nd semester intern hiring process (very competitive) and he took someone else’s copywriting internship spot. If this is you or your experience, you were a solid guy who was well liked — and you learned two totally separate entry-level careers in under 10 months. If this isn’t your experience, yes, 10 months is too long. Ask for an offer.
Well, you’re not being smart my friend. 10 months is more than enough and it could get to the point it could potentially hurt your resume and career. If they don’t value you enough to keep you after 10 months, it’s your cue
10 months?!
they're taking advantage of you.