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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC a sophomore at a top 5 college has no luck so far.[/quote]

DS is a college junior and he will have an 11 weeks internship this summer for $55/hour at a tech company.  Last year he got a $35/hour 11 weeks internship as a college sophomore.  He got both internships through my BIL who is an SVP at the company.  The company selected him over two CS candidates, one from UPenn and the other one from Brown.  In summary, who you know will trump the top 5 colleges.[/quote]

Idiots related to executives will always be chosen over more qualified candidates, nothing new there [/quote]

This is definitely an ethics violation if your BIL did more than pass his resume along FYI. Hopefully the company won't find out until after he's hired your son on as a FT employee over more qualified candidates.  :roll: [/quote]

DP. No it's not an ethics violation. It's nepotism but there is nothing wrong with that. And I guarantee that as an SVP rank all he did was pass the resume to the TA team and hiring manager. They knew what to do from there.[/quote]

There is an unwritten rule that when the referral comes from an SVP, it is almost a certainty that the candidate will be hired, regardless of qualifications.  This goes on in both private and government sectors.  Several of my SES friends who get internships for their kids with contractors that they themselves manage.  There are rules but it is so easy to get around those rules, but hey as parents, you do everything possible to help your kids get a head start.  No shame here.

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It may be the way for private, but government has to be a lot more careful. All it takes is one hiring manager who has a grudge that you don't know about making a call to the IG [/quote]

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