Joyce Toh (left) joined venture builder Creatella as an unpaid intern while Richard Chai took up an internship position at the Central Provident Fund Board.

When Robert De Niro’s 70-year-old character takes up an internship at an e-commerce fashion start-up in the movie The Intern (2015), he starts off needing help with technology and not having much to do.

But he finds ways to learn and help, and eventually becomes an invaluable member of the team.

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