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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC had to apply to ~150 companies to get his internship for this summer. That's just how it is nowadays[/quote]

I’m OP. Back in the mid 90s when I was in college, I applied to 150 companies to get an internship, and I had a resume and basic cover letter for each not additional short answer Qs and essay requirement, at least not until I had made it past a first interview (sigh, I still remember feeding the resume paper into the printer 😊). DC will need to apply to so many more to get returns, and has to do more work on each application.

Probably a big part of the problem (like with college admissions), it is just too easy to apply online so the number of applicants greatly increases. I realize that is at odds with my complaint about these companies requiring students to spend time on essays before they even know if they get an interview, but I suspect a lot of kids just churn those through chat gpt while my kid labors each individually (which I know is an issue, that my kid needs to learn how to “work smarter,” but that doesn’t come naturally to them). [/quote]

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