excel

Has anyone heard or participate in this? Is it worth it?

sabinscabin

only for african americans, hispanics, and native americans

if you are asian, I don't even think they even try to find you an internship

Untilted

im asian, they didnt try.

ksanders

What about SEO? http://www.seo-usa.org/

hobofromdowntown

i'm asian and they offered me one internship, but it was too far away. I agree, they don't seem to try very hard for us asians. I think they cater to the real minorities lol.

Untilted

"'i'm asian and they offered me one internship,"

Which company?

racnna

What Is Inroads?

hobofromdowntown

countrywide financial.

excel

is it a paid internship?

racnna

what the he ll does that mean?

pichet

Organizations like SEO and the likes could lend some help to secure interns, but none will like serve students' purposes personally. Imagine of a NGO business practice, where some sorts of preferential treatment would likely be extended to some and not to the others. It has something to do with personal approach and character of applicants in the deal. My suggestion for Int'l students is to try more personal contacts; submitting resume, present to prospective companies in person, asking friends to introduce you to someone who could give you rapports to reach intern supports. Remember outreach is part and parcel of college education, knowing you are not expecting priority job treatment is self-moral motivating. Be prepared to lodge a hundred interest-inquiries, and get a few positive replies in your time frame. True life, this is!

hobofromdowntown

countrywide was the company that inroads helped me get into as an intern.

ALl inroads internships are paid and I would totally recommend joining inroads, whether u get an internship or not. It is a learning experience; they teach you how to dress, talk, shake hand and most importantly interview. They look over your resume and help set you up with companies. I think 1 in 2 1/2 inroads applicants get an internship so the odds are much better than just sending ur resume all over monter.com or ur career center. Although i would recommend looking for other internships on the side because you're not guranteed an internship. the way the internship works it that you commit 10 weeks of at least 2 summers to the company that hires you. Most interns are hired after they graduate.

I'm not 100% sure how SEO works but i know it is very competitive and hard to get into. Unlike inroads, SEO gurantees you an internship with a top financial firm in New York.

HHKTH

Aside from Inroads and SEO,I would appreciate inputs and guidance as regards other similar organizations giving helping hands. I'm crossing the Pacific over to NYC to attend a prestigious engineering program this fall. I would eye for interns in the summer hoping to taste the sweat of life in real terms given the ambience of Manhattan. Yes, I'm an incoming freshman.

Inroads is not supportive to international students, cited earlier threads; its application component puts permanent residents as a requirement. SEO likewise restricts some programs off-reach to intels. Pitiful !

racnna

damn- i'm looking at heir website and these nigg.as are affiliated with THE best companies around.Best business and engineering students.

redlinekid2

I applied to Inroads of South Florida for their College Internship program in 2001. They never got back to me. Everytime when I'd stop by at their office in Downtown Miami, the recruitment officer would tell me that they would contact me by phone. I'm a target minority(African American). I guess they didn't bother with my application because I was going to a community college at the time.

But because of those negative experiences I went through in 2001, I never went back to Inroads again. Everytime when I hear that name, I just ignore it since they turned their backs at me when I needed them the most.