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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids didn't want to go through connections. I'm proud they picked completely different fields than ours and made it on their own. It can be done.[/quote]

Thank you for posting this. I was starting to feel like a sucker for suggesting that my kid submit applications to internship postings. It’s good to know that not all internships are given based on nepotism and friend connections. [/quote]

Nope, I interview interns all the time, getting a referral just guarantees and interview slot, unless the referral really came from an SVP. Just finished interviewing interns, all interns were sourced from the applications on the external website[/quote]

PP, if the recommendation came from SVP level, and assuming the applicant is qualified/competitive, then what happens? [/quote]

I never had to personally face the situation. But I would assume that the candidate would get hired if he/she is qualified with a very strong recommendation from SVP. I suspect I would never even get to interview the candidate (I am a director at a legacy tech company), someone at the VP level would "[b]fake interview" (read chit chat) with the candidate [/b]and offer him/her internship and let me know that he found a great candidate for my team :) I actually know two such interns - one was a daughter of EVP, interned in a different part of business and another was an African American kid who played with SVP's kid on his basketball team in college. [/quote]

I am an SVP. Yes, this is what happens.[/quote]

To the SVP and HR executive posters:  How is such an intern perceived by the group that has to work with them?  If not favorably, can it be overcome by hard work, competence and value-add, or generally is the perception that, even with those attributes, the intern is not welcome?

The above is what would give me pause in having a student seek an endorsement or being seen as “pulling rank.”[/quote]

No one cares. Interns do not have a ton of experience and skills anyway. If it's the CEO's kid and they are lazy and don't work, then they are frowned upon. [/quote]

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