Internships/jobs without strong GPA

[Anonymous]

Take a look at Autodesk. A tech company but with internships in many fields. I know some kids who had great internship experiences there. They recruit through winter and spring.

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Anonymous wrote:There are plenty of great companies that don't operate on this nepotistic approach. They have strict guidelines for internship hiring and really view it as an opportunity to introduce their company to potential talent. Schools also have MOUs with a range of companies for internship sites and the guidelines are laid out for hiring through those. This is contemporary practice in most tech companies--even for non-tech positions (e.g., business analytics, marketing etc.). The people's responses on this site seem very "old school" to me--I'm curious what fields they are as it seems alien to my experience.

My sophomore DC with a 4.0 at an ivy sent out resumes to over 100 schools through the school - only 3 callbacks for an interview. The ones that got callbacks and made it through were females and URMs. No one wants a white boy. In the end, he secured a paid internship for this summer through a friend. This is not old school - this is the current reality.

Ouch! So sorry. May I ask what field he was looking for an internship in?

Finance. Double major economics and statistics

So sorry PP. That must have been brutal. I am impressed, however, that your son had the diligence to send out 100 letters. We had to get both of our kids going the first summer through contacts. After that, they knew what to do. I'm glad he got the paid internship, though, in the end. Most of my kids' were not paid

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Anonymous wrote:There are plenty of great companies that don't operate on this nepotistic approach. They have strict guidelines for internship hiring and really view it as an opportunity to introduce their company to potential talent. Schools also have MOUs with a range of companies for internship sites and the guidelines are laid out for hiring through those. This is contemporary practice in most tech companies--even for non-tech positions (e.g., business analytics, marketing etc.). The people's responses on this site seem very "old school" to me--I'm curious what fields they are as it seems alien to my experience.

My sophomore DC with a 4.0 at an ivy sent out resumes to over 100 schools through the school - only 3 callbacks for an interview. The ones that got callbacks and made it through were females and URMs. No one wants a white boy. In the end, he secured a paid internship for this summer through a friend. This is not old school - this is the current reality.

Ouch! So sorry. May I ask what field he was looking for an internship in?

Finance. Double major economics and statistics

So sorry PP. That must have been brutal. I am impressed, however, that your son had the diligence to send out 100 letters. We had to get both of our kids going the first summer through contacts. After that, they knew what to do. I'm glad he got the paid internship, though, in the end. Most of my kids' were not paid

Thanks. He had to - he already did camps counselor the summer before and he really needs an internship (paid or unpaid) at a company if he wants to have a shot at an internship in his junior year. And most kids get job offers from their junior internships. It is difficult to be a a donut white boy - not poor, not rich, no hooks

[Anonymous]

Look into some of the government internships. Many agencies were late getting their applications out because of the shutdown so there are still plenty of opportunities (DHS for example). He needs to act NOW and make sure he has at least three solid recommendations (former professors, his advisor, etc). Even if it’s not in something that is in his direct field, he needs to aggressively pursue whatever opportunities he can so he will be in a good place senior year.

-college internship coordinator

[Anonymous]

Yes, all Autodesk apps are highly recommend to learn! You will always be in a better position than other employees. I would recommend to start from revit 2019 https://procadeng.com/store/autodesk-revit-lt-2019/ since it is a lighter version. Highly recommended!

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Anonymous wrote:There are plenty of great companies that don't operate on this nepotistic approach. They have strict guidelines for internship hiring and really view it as an opportunity to introduce their company to potential talent. Schools also have MOUs with a range of companies for internship sites and the guidelines are laid out for hiring through those. This is contemporary practice in most tech companies--even for non-tech positions (e.g., business analytics, marketing etc.). The people's responses on this site seem very "old school" to me--I'm curious what fields they are as it seems alien to my experience.

My sophomore DC with a 4.0 at an ivy sent out resumes to over 100 schools through the school - only 3 callbacks for an interview. The ones that got callbacks and made it through were females and URMs. No one wants a white boy. In the end, he secured a paid internship for this summer through a friend. This is not old school - this is the current reality.

That doesn't sound right. ALL of my kid's friends at Ivy schools always got summer internship/job over the years. Even DC's state school friends kids got high paying summer internships w/ Google, AirB&B, MSoft, Apple...etc.

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^ oh, I forgot to add they are not URMs.

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Anonymous wrote:There are plenty of great companies that don't operate on this nepotistic approach. They have strict guidelines for internship hiring and really view it as an opportunity to introduce their company to potential talent. Schools also have MOUs with a range of companies for internship sites and the guidelines are laid out for hiring through those. This is contemporary practice in most tech companies--even for non-tech positions (e.g., business analytics, marketing etc.). The people's responses on this site seem very "old school" to me--I'm curious what fields they are as it seems alien to my experience.

My sophomore DC with a 4.0 at an ivy sent out resumes to over 100 schools through the school - only 3 callbacks for an interview. The ones that got callbacks and made it through were females and URMs. No one wants a white boy. In the end, he secured a paid internship for this summer through a friend. This is not old school - this is the current reality.

Ouch! So sorry. May I ask what field he was looking for an internship in?

Finance. Double major economics and statistics

So sorry PP. That must have been brutal. I am impressed, however, that your son had the diligence to send out 100 letters. We had to get both of our kids going the first summer through contacts. After that, they knew what to do. I'm glad he got the paid internship, though, in the end. Most of my kids' were not paid

Thanks. He had to - he already did camps counselor the summer before and he really needs an internship (paid or unpaid) at a company if he wants to have a shot at an internship in his junior year. And most kids get job offers from their junior internships. It is difficult to be a a donut white boy - not poor, not rich, no hooks

It is not true that one has to have an internship after sophomore year to get a paid internship after junior year. My nephew who is doing undergraduate Business major with a concentration in Finance at a state flagship didn't do internship after sophomore year but secured a paid summer internship in NYC in the Fall semester of junior year itself. He is from a donut family and is an ORM (over represented minority - Asian). ORMs have to climb greater hurdles than whites. Don't lose heart. Your son will be fine. Many Wall street firms will visit your son's campus for recruiting early Fall. All the best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look into some of the government internships. Many agencies were late getting their applications out because of the shutdown so there are still plenty of opportunities (DHS for example). He needs to act NOW and make sure he has at least three solid recommendations (former professors, his advisor, etc). Even if it’s not in something that is in his direct field, he needs to aggressively pursue whatever opportunities he can so he will be in a good place senior year.

-college internship coordinator

Also government has strict nepotism rules. You can’t hire or influence hiring of any family members. In reality, kids of employees do often get a second look, consistent with the rules. But it’s a much less nepotistic situation than in many private firms.
(This is yet another way government does good things for our society.)