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Yes, that's the whole idea. An internship may be paid or not, but it's something you can put on your resume (CV).
Yes, it is. In that context, I'm admittedly rather implausibly assuming that parts of our time's German educational and professional training system survive for a looooooong time into the future. The aspect I'm using is bog-standard non-academic on-the-job training which you can not just put on your CV, but use as the main "qualifications" part of it. Not at all conworlding for me, but for college-educated USA-nians, it might well sound exotic enough that it comes across as conworlding to them
.Such things do exist here, although not to the extent that they used to, or that they do in Germany, and having been a beta-reader, I think it's what I'd prefer in your context. The only reason I'm saying this separately is that my PM from yesterday didn't seem to send, so I've sent another one and am putting a notice here.Raphael wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2026 4:36 pm Yes, it is. In that context, I'm admittedly rather implausibly assuming that parts of our time's German educational and professional training system survive for a looooooong time into the future. The aspect I'm using is bog-standard non-academic on-the-job training which you can not just put on your CV, but use as the main "qualifications" part of it. Not at all conworlding for me, but for college-educated USA-nians, it might well sound exotic enough that it comes across as conworlding to them
Thank you! About to check out your new PM...Lērisama wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2026 5:37 pmSuch things do exist here, although not to the extent that they used to, or that they do in Germany, and having been a beta-reader, I think it's what I'd prefer in your context. The only reason I'm saying this separately is that my PM from yesterday didn't seem to send, so I've sent another one and am putting a notice here.Raphael wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2026 4:36 pm Yes, it is. In that context, I'm admittedly rather implausibly assuming that parts of our time's German educational and professional training system survive for a looooooong time into the future. The aspect I'm using is bog-standard non-academic on-the-job training which you can not just put on your CV, but use as the main "qualifications" part of it. Not at all conworlding for me, but for college-educated USA-nians, it might well sound exotic enough that it comes across as conworlding to them
The idea of introducing German-style apprenticeships seems to enjoy some popularity among policy wonks in Britain and the U.S., so a scenario where this moves from wonkery to actual policy is not totally unrealistic.Raphael wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2026 4:36 pm Yes, it is. In that context, I'm admittedly rather implausibly assuming that parts of our time's German educational and professional training system survive for a looooooong time into the future. The aspect I'm using is bog-standard non-academic on-the-job training which you can not just put on your CV, but use as the main "qualifications" part of it. Not at all conworlding for me, but for college-educated USA-nians, it might well sound exotic enough that it comes across as conworlding to them
Further spread wouldn't really be needed, since the story starts out in Germany (though it's written in English).hwhatting wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2026 2:25 amThe idea of introducing German-style apprenticeships seems to enjoy some popularity among policy wonks in Britain and the U.S., so a scenario where this moves from wonkery to actual policy is not totally unrealistic.Raphael wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2026 4:36 pm Yes, it is. In that context, I'm admittedly rather implausibly assuming that parts of our time's German educational and professional training system survive for a looooooong time into the future. The aspect I'm using is bog-standard non-academic on-the-job training which you can not just put on your CV, but use as the main "qualifications" part of it. Not at all conworlding for me, but for college-educated USA-nians, it might well sound exotic enough that it comes across as conworlding to them
Well, I think there are limits to the analogy. An old-time apprentice could, and in places where the concept still exists, a modern apprentice can, treat their apprenticeship as a full-fledged professional training that qualifies them for the job in question. How much of a chance would someone in today's USA have to get hired for anything if they'd tell their would-be employers "I've never been to college, and I've never been to any kind of vocational school, either, but I once did this really great internship"?
Narrowly: qualifications are exactly what an internship is for. It's a Job Lite™. If you get a internship at a publishing company, that is a very good step toward getting a job at one.
Thank you!zompist wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2026 3:09 pmNarrowly: qualifications are exactly what an internship is for. It's a Job Lite™. If you get a internship at a publishing company, that is a very good step toward getting a job at one.
More broadly: if this is the German system, you have to assume that non-Germans do not understand it, and you're going to have to explain what it means; simply choosing a term won't do it. Outsiders (e.g. Americans) will probably assume that it is coercive and inferior to university education— deciding your entire future at too young an age. I point this out only so that you're aware of the perception and can address it in the book.
Which is part of why I don't think it makes sense to compare them to apprenticeships.