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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm freaking out that my rising senior hasn't secured an internship yet.  (Internally freaking out-- I know it doesn't help him to see me freaking out-- I think he is pretty demoralized already and doesn't need me to add to it.)

He applied to many places but evidently not enough.  He is super friendly and loves to chat with people so if he could just get an interview I'm sure it would go well. But he has had zero interviews.

I don't think he did the shotgun blast of applications, but instead considered each employer individually and wrote cover letters specifically targetting that employer. His GPA is OK but not great-- like 3.3.

He is thinking that he will instead [b]get the ball rolling with getting a co-op[/b] position during his senior year.  He knows he is supposed to have a real internship this summer, but I'm feeling like it may not happen and instead he will be waiting tables. It's not the end of the world-- it's just tough to see him struggling so much, especially as I'm sure he would be a great employee.  [/quote]

This is a good idea. I used to hire interns for my team and we had three terms -- summer, super competitive, normally only hired rising seniors, and then Fall and Spring which had far fewer applicants and were usually filled by seniors open to taking a semester off or new grads.[/quote]

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