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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve been thinking about encouraging my kids to apply to Oxbridge because of the academic rigor and the opportunity to study alongside equally bright peers, given the emphasis on academic merit in admissions.

I’m curious about what the experience is like when it comes to [b]finding internships back in the U.S[/b]. — can anyone share their insights? I’ve noticed on LinkedIn that many major companies do hire Oxbridge graduates, but I’d love to hear some first-hand experiences from DCUM

(Please skip this thread if you’re only here to criticize those considering schools outside the U.S.)[/quote]

As someone who was hiring mgr in the UK for many years, I think this would be about your connections and the child’s hustle. UK satellites of even the largest companies will recruit for their local openings, maybe EU openings as well if the UK is the regional HQ…. There is zero shot that Oxbridge career services is going to help you much in this regard. Do you have connections that you can pull? I honestly think that would be the easiest maybe the only way to land a US internship while attending a UK school.  [/quote]

US schools have recruiters that show up, interview, and collect resumes - are you saying that no one comes to Oxbridge? Not even companies like: Google, Meta, Microsoft? That sounds very. odd that everything is dependent on connections. Sure connections are the best way in but you don't find the best with connections alone.[/quote]

Tell me you’ve never worked for a massive multinational without telling me. Tell me you’ve don’t understand how recruitment works at a basic level.

Your tiny brain thinks the one recruiter showing up on YOUR campus has direct access to and information about over 400-600 internships worldwide?? Given different school systems, start dates, end dates, employment implications, compensation rules, etc etc?? When there are postings yes ine the USA but also Dublin France and Czech Republic?? That’s not how it works. They have 10-15 positions in THEIR office. They care about those and only those. Why? Because they are rewarded and recognized for filling only those 10-15. So a UK recruiter will speak to hundreds of undergrads at 5 UK schools, review hundreds of CVs, screen a couple dozen, and fill those roles. Now some companies do have global opportunities and if your kid can hunt those down and make the right contact then yes recruitment could span multiple countries. But - at a regular career fair - if your kid sidles up and says, “I’m ‘merican, do you have any open roles in Seattle?” That recruiter is going to revert to a brush off: ‘we sure do. Go to the website and check out our USA postings.” At best they Might pass along a resume to a USA based recruiter that will materialize into something but it is very very very unlikely - maybe if you’re kid is incredibly impressive in the 2 minute fly by at the career table. More often than not, they are going to give them the brush off. I’m not saying it’s impossible to land an internship in the USA without connections, I’m saying your kid is going to need to hustle a lot more than the kid at Cornell and Umich Ross. 
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