Hey /biz/raelis, I have a question about internships.
Why do I have to go through a bunch of job/internship-searching sites, and links on my college website, and apply for the same ones that my peers are doing; why can't I just find a company or go on linkedin (or even craigslist desu) and find something and directly email them asking if I can intern there?
I'm a freshman btw, looking for summer internships.
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>why can't I just find a company or go on linkedin (or even craigslist desu) and find something and directly email them asking if I can intern there?
You absolutely can bud
there is nothing stopping you from doing this
your college website probably has a better chance of getting you an internship though
Do college students actually have LinkedIn profiles? I was thinking of starting one, but realized that I have nothing to put on it and I won't have any connections.
This works well for small companies. Just make sure they are looking for full time employees too, so you are able to transition if it goes well.