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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids got internships on their own with their own merits. 
It boost their confidence and is a better way in every angle for long run vs daddy taking care of them.  
However, I guess it's still better than nothing.

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I’m the one whose DH got their daughter’s Freud an internships and I will say the kids were worthy.  There are tons of kids with great resumes out there.  It helps to have someone get yours to the top (just as it does in full time employment).  Sometimes the AI does not do a good filtering job and good candidates are filtered out or HR is filtering and does not understand exactly what some of the experience is.  When I hire, I like getting recommendations from good employees because I know they won’t recommend someone who will harm their reputation.  It’s the same here.  Do companies hire kids without an in?  Of course but the in can help get over the resume screen hump or give an extra bit of confidence because most folks won’t push for someone who would not make them look good.

It’s awesome that your kid got in without this but don’t do them the disservice of believing these things don’t matter.  Right or wrong, it’s how it is done much of the time.  The system is crowded and broken.  FWIW, I would never hire someone just because they are someone’s friend or child.  They have to be good.  The connection just gets them an interview.[/quote]

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