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Having Said That...
Be Your Own Career Counsellor
“Unpaid Was the Only Honest Option”
Situation
Prakash from a small town in Tamil Nadu wanted to enter policy research. Paid roles were rare. He took an unpaid internship with a think tank in Chennai.
Thought Bubble
If this field doesn’t pay early, maybe commitment matters more than salary.
Having Said That…
He read, wrote, revised endlessly. Seniors trusted him with real work. When funded projects came, Prakash was already inside. The unpaid start didn’t slow him. It placed him. 
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