... to work in the "entertainment industry" (aka the Apple Store and Guitar Center)
From Reuters.
I really don't know what to make of this.
"The Apple Store?"
"It's the best we could do..."
"What happened to an internship at Capitol Records?"
"Say, do you like Dexter? The new season comes out on Blu-Ray Tuesday, you know..."
*slides Best Buy gift card across the table.
"All you have to do is sign. It's a free $25, kid."
From Reuters.
Quote:
| A new proposed class action targets the Los Angeles Film School and Los Angeles Recording School for alleged deceptive practices in attracting students by over-promising jobs in the entertainment industry. According to a lawsuit filed in L.A. Superior Court, students pay $18,000 to $23,000 in tuition to receive 900 hours of instruction from an accredited school. The two schools, which offer students training in the technical aspects of content development, are said to maintain career development departments that manage "a curriculum designed to prepare students for the pursuit of internships and entry level employment." The plaintiffs claim, however, that they didn't receive 900 hours of instruction and that the schools attained accreditation only after manipulating their job placement rates. Specifically, the schools are alleged to have offered students gift cards to Target and Best Buy if students signed self-employment forms and misrepresented sales clerk positions at Apple and Guitar Center stores as "creative positions." These efforts were allegedly made to fool ACCET, which handles accreditation for continuing education schools, into thinking that these film students had job opportunities. |
"The Apple Store?"
"It's the best we could do..."
"What happened to an internship at Capitol Records?"
"Say, do you like Dexter? The new season comes out on Blu-Ray Tuesday, you know..."
*slides Best Buy gift card across the table.
"All you have to do is sign. It's a free $25, kid."
