<p>My company hires interns all the time. They are usually recent college graduates. We pay them above minimum wage, give them worthwhile experience (not fetching coffee), and help them get their portfolios together so they have an edge when they start applying for jobs. We have hired a number of them into the company, and those we have had to “turn loose” we keep up with so we can potentially bring them back in the future. We have a big learning curve with our business and it’s a benefit to us to bring in people that know the ropes.</p>