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I found this article on msn this morning and found it interesting.  Has anyone actually tried this and willing to share the outcomes with us?  I can definitely see how this would work for some people (recent grads, people switching careers, stay at home parents returning to work) in certain fields assuming they have another job paying the bills or relatives to lean on.  But what about people that already have several years of work history under their belts?  It seems like offering to work for free may look desperate and be a turn off to potential employers.  Especially in this tight economy employers may just take advantage of the free labor and then say oh sorry we don't have the money to take on another paid employee, but feel free to keep working for free.

I think it's an interesting idea. It has pros and cons.

If it leads to a good job, then it's worth it.