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[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]

I landed my DD an internship with a former employer. No shame. She's at a top undergrad business school, doing well there, and as competitive a talent as any other student in the mix. But pulling the strings absolutely helped her land it. Every parent should be doing this, if you have a network or rank, pull it for your kid. It's too competitive right now with layoffs, an uncertain economy etc. Some industries are thriving, some are hurting. If you don't have any pull or connections, ask your relatives.[/quote]

It definitely helps if you can find any way to get an in for your kid, even if you don't have the pull of an SVP to guarantee a job. My son's been looking for an internship and applied for one at a company where my SIL is in HR. Her recommendation got his application elevated to the hiring team so he at least made it out of the big pool. He's now one of ten being interviewed for a job that had 80+ applicants. At this point it's on him to do well in the interview but just getting out of the scrum is a big help.

I used to hire interns for my team and there were definitely times I did a "courtesy interview" for someone who had been referred by a senior employee. That didn't mean they got the job but they got to compete in a much smaller pool. [/quote]

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