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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know what you mean by Average College. But a kid with internships at FAANG, F500, IB, Consulting is going to get more attention than a kid with summer jobs at the pool. Both will end up fine 10 years down the road but one good internship leads to another, and leads to a solid first job so internships pave the path.[/quote]

Most college kids don't have FAANG internships, they have nepo internships like OP's husband is proposing. They are probably better than nothing, but when we hire new grads, we prefer real internships or real jobs to a month of take your kid to work day [/quote]

Doesn’t sound like OP’s DH is talking about taking them to work with *him*—but rather calling in favors of other people he knows (OP alluded to this setup when she said her DH has been doing things for others with this in mind…for years!)
So the person reviewing the resume wouldn’t necessarily know that OP’s kid got the hookup from Daddy’s connections. It would just look like a legit “earned” internship.
And the experience from it could very well be relevant and valuable.
Just the way in which OP’s average-ish kid went about getting the opportunity is….well….a take as old as time. Privilege.[/quote]

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