What is the incentive for companies that don't offer paid internships to offer them? From the numbers I expect the higher take up rate of those who did paid is because the company has already invested a significant sum in bringing the student on board.<p>How many of those you list in the paid category were hired by the company who offered the paid internship? I would interested to know if we eliminate those if the numbers are more equal.<p>Playing against paid internships are the new health care laws, companies could bring them on but would many want exceed the hour limit before having to pay out health benefits to what is in effect summer work?<p>No one is forcing anyone here, students if they become more picky as a whole will affect the situation, but trying to turn it into what it is not; an apprenticeship, is not a solution I see as viable. From numbers on Forbes, more than half of unpaid internships are in government or non-profits. Guess private companies aren't the real bogeymen here.