<p>Anyone know of people who got hired or at least contacted for internships to companies like google, adobe, ibm, or apple by submitting their application through their website?</p>
<p>I have a pretty solid resume and a 3.8 gpa but im wondering if these companies actually only hire interns on-site at uni job fairs and the such.</p>
<p>I am pretty shy when it comes to in-person job fairs and stuff...+ i dont wear a suit well.
(lol)</p>
<p>So im wondering if the 100 applications i submitted will amount to even a phone call.</p>
<p>I’m gonna go out on a limb and say companies of that caliber probably get their college recruits from their target schools as opposed to online applications. That’s not to say that it’s not possible, but it is just a lot harder. I remember when I was talking to a recruiter about how many applications she received, she mentioned she got 10 from a certain school and she said she was not going to even read them. </p>
<p>They have online applications for a reason, so they must hire some. The problem is that most of the hires will probably be from on campus.</p>
<p>well you are aiming for a giant companies out thee, its not impossible to get in but…there are thousands of applicants that applying on that company too. so think of this way in that thousand of applicants how many out there are far better than me? not few i guess, i mean there are lots of them since applications are coming from several countries.</p>
<p>I haven’t gotten any interviews or offers for the internships I have applied to online. I’m starting to realize that it’s all about a personal connection with someone.</p>
<p>so far I have gotten around 6 or so generic ‘sorry, we found a better candidate’ emails from a few companies.</p>
<p>Hopefully someone calls , i mean what are the chances that not even 1 calls …I sent in applications to over 15 companies, consisting of what seems like 80+ possible internship positions total.</p>
<p>-Include in your cover letter (or nowadays, cover email!) some of the skills you can offer, and some details about why you’re applying to that place that shows you have some knowledge. Focus on what YOU have to offer, not just what they have to offer you. They are wary of being stuck with an inexperienced intern.</p>
<p>-Try not to go through HR. If you’re into a niche technical field, or even financial stuff, join the LinkedIn group for that, and discover people from the discussions. Send some messages to people that you think would be really interested in your skills, and you may have a way to get your resume on their desk without HR involved at all. Or email the authors of papers you’re interested in… You can still build connections from the safety of your home if you display knowledge + enthusiasm for somebody else’s niche subject.</p>
<p>-If you’re a US citizen, there are certain places doing science/math that only take U.S citizens, so competition is lower.</p>
<p>The main point is that you want to avoid HR at all costs in this economy, since you will be 1 out of 500 to them. (But be judicious in your communications!)</p>
<p>it is possible someone from HR will take notice of your application but nowadays with so many applicants applying online, you are better off searching google for a HR contact and apply directly.</p>
<p>Yes, these companies absolutely do hire from their online application. I have interned at Microsoft, RealNetworks, Adobe, and Google through applying online. Even if you don’t want to talk to them in person, they should be listed on your university’s jobs board if they come to recruit on campus.</p>
<p>I have no idea how this happened, but my second internship was one I obtained through the company’s (F500) website. They recruit on a few campuses, but never on mine. I was told around 250 applied through the website + career centers, and I was 1 of 3 picked. I had no personal connections to this company at all. </p>
<p>I think I was kind of the exception and not the rule, though. Plus, this was before the recession.</p>
<p>My DS has applied for over 40 internships online. So far- 12 auto-rejection letters. One phone interview- for which he prepped hard- followed by a rejection 3 days later.</p>
<p>Here’s one he forwarded me from GEICO:</p>
<p>We would like to thank you for your continued interest in GEICO. We really do appreciate the time that you spent applying to our company. This e-mail is to advise you that our hiring team has concluded their review of your application. Unfortunately, it is our regret to inform you that we will be pursuing other qualified candidates for this position.
Your time invested in GEICO is appreciated and we wish you the best in all your employment endeavors! </p>
<p>GEICO Hiring Team</p>
<p>(The little exclamation point at the end is just so special)</p>
<p>The company I work for is starting to go ‘online only’ for recruiting, giving preference to their target schools. Another company I know browses the on-line resume pool of their target schools, and selects those that they then contact and ask to apply. </p>
<p>Also, I read somewhere that the way to stand out in an on-line application is to be sure to include as many applicable keywords in your application/resume as possible. Due to the sheer numbers of on-line applications, they use search tools to filter out those that don’t have enough of the keywords they want.</p>
<p>I’m in the same boat as you. I recently applied to 35 companies online. I’m an engineering major with >3.9GPA, but I have no truly relevant work experience and no particular leadership experience in campus societies. Work and leadership experience seem to be key selling points for companies based upon their online applications, aside from GPA of course. Leadership experience is something I can work on, but there’s not much that can be done for work experience until you actually bag an internship. It’s ironic that to get an internship with some companies, they require you to have previously had an internship already with them. It’s a sign of the times, I guess.</p>
<p>Not sure how long ago you submitted your apps, but I submitted mine between 2-3 weeks ago. So far the only replies I have received have been from three of the companies telling me that they won’t be hiring interns online and that I should meet with them at my campus career fair to discuss intern positions. (What was the point of them offering online application submissions then? Not sure…) It’s early though, so i’ve still got my hopes up. My campus career fair begins in a week, so i’m hoping I will start to receive some results shortly after that.</p>
<p>It’s such a shame though because you have a stellar GPA for an engineering student. If you just had one internship and/or leadership position, you’d be a star candidate for any company!</p>
<p>In my experience, I have gotten my internships from career fairs, and I don’t think I do anything special. I’ve applied to a handful of companies through their corporate websites, and I’ve only been contacted back once (from a company that recruit heavily at my school) through that and I ended up stopping the process with that company because I had already accepted an other company’s offer. On the other hand, I usually get a pretty good response through the job postings on my college’s job board, and if they’re posting on the jobs board then my school’s probably on their target list.</p>
<p>try searching linked in for your undergraduate school + the company you are interested in. you could perhaps PM them and “ask them how they like the company”…etc etc make a connection and see if they can do anything for you, even if it is only putting the resume in the right pile.</p>
, i mean what are the chances that not even 1 calls …I sent in applications to over 15 companies, consisting of what seems like 80+ possible internship positions total.</p>