Value of Internships Outside the US
Hello, freshman at Target here. As I am searching for an internship for this summer, I heard some of my friends are targeting internships in Hong Kong as they accept freshmen. Some of my Korean friends are getting theirs from Seoul (Obviously nepo, why would Lazard in Korea pick a fucking freshman)?
However, I am targeting internships in the United States, since I heard recruiters discredit/devalue internships obtained outside of the USA and also see them as nepo (although this logic doesn't make sense admittedly).
Is this true? Are internships in the United States seen as more credible and valuable than ones obtained elsewhere? As an Asian, if I get mine from Hong Kong could they suspect it was nepo?
Bump, need responses ASAP before firms stop hiring for the summer.
Apply to both and then decide from. Any offers you got?
Technically, I got a PE internship in NY, but it seems like the tasks I’m doing is more basic corporate development. Previous interns listed it as “PE intern” but I’m gonna try to find something more finance related.
any thoughts on this internship?
Bump. I need help guys. Help a target freshie out.
Depends on who is reviewing your resume. Someone who put effort into get real internships would obviously devalue such nepotistic internships while someone who also did such internships would not devalue it. HR generally like those big names.
So it all depends on luck? But if I got an internship at Lazard or McKinsey in Korea, wouldn't recruiters find it slightly suspicious at least, despite the big brand names?
From what I've seen, countless Koreans fail to break into IB because their resumes are filled with these obviously shitty nepo internships, despite being from a US Target.
If not, what is the right decision to make on average?
No one cares lol. Even plenty of Americans have nepo internships on their resumes and no one cares. Most Koreans struggle to hold a conversation and they struggle due to their immigration status, not because of nepo internships.
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