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A recruiting firm placed an advertisement on the internet for graduates to work on a voluntary basis for one day a week over a 6 month period. The placement (not linked to any education or training course) offered hands on experience with a potential for job opportunities. The firm's HR manager explained that the placements were observational in nature, with no expectation of productive work. The successful candidates each signed agreements that detailed the training they would receive. The graduates would observe the firm's consultants doing candidate selection and screening and sit in on interviews and reference checks. On occasions, the graduates did some hands on work under supervision, such as reading through applications, talking as a group about how they would shortlist the candidates, and doing mock interviews. As there wasn't a significant benefit to the firm from the work, or any expectation to do productive work, there were no indicators of an employment relationship, which meant that the graduates didn't need to be paid.