We are start up in early stages looking to ramp up and need some pretty talented interns in marketing, sales, tech and general wizardry! What are the best ways to reach out and find interns and how to attract them to an early stage company.
Ask HN: What are the best ways to find and recruit interns for start up?
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#2Try posting at the local college (flyer or email) or the co-op/internship office. If you email though it's best to go through the school rather than try to obtain a list of emails and send it yourself. I know I tend to delete those without reading.
From a college perspective the biggest problem with startups was trying to find one. You had to know somebody who knew somebody to even hear about a startup, let alone apply. A few friends of mine applied to some really cool startups but I didn't find out about those until after I had accepted a position elsewhere.
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#3Posting on places like HN isn't a bad idea either. I'm actually a CS student at CMU so I'm on the lookout for summer internships. Just reply if you'd like to get in touch
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#4Set up a table on a college campus and offer anything for free (beer, t-shirts, soda, candy) in exchange for a resume.
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#5I run http://www.onedayoneinternship.com/
Send me some info on your positions and I might be able to feature your company on the site. No promises, but I'll at least take a look. There's contact info in the sidebar of the site.
Re: Ask HN: What are the best ways to find and recruit interns for start up?
#6Posting on places like HN isn't a bad idea either. I'm actually a CS student at CMU so I'm on the lookout for summer internships. Just reply if you'd like to get in touch
Agreed, I'm a student at Pomona College outside of LA looking for a summer internship too. I'd love to talk if you're interested.
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#7There has been a lot of flak around free (non-paid) internships lately. As a bootstrapper, I cannot afford to pay an intern. How should I handle getting an intern on-board?
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#8There has been a lot of flak around free (non-paid) internships lately. As a bootstrapper, I cannot afford to pay an intern. How should I handle getting an intern on-board?
If you offer the student credit and make sure you abide by the schools rules so that the student can receive credit than legally you can employ the intern without monetary compensation. This should get you on your way!
Re: Ask HN: What are the best ways to find and recruit interns for start up?
#9I run http://www.onedayoneinternship.com/ Send me some info on your positions and I might be able to feature your company on the site. No promises, but I'll at least take a look. There's contact info in the sidebar of the site.
Awesome will do! I think we have a great product and a very skilled person on our team with whom the interns will primarily work with. So a great experience for some college kids.
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#10Try posting at the local college (flyer or email) or the co-op/internship office. If you email though it's best to go through the school rather than try to obtain a list of emails and send it yourself. I know I tend to delete those without reading. From a college perspective the biggest problem with startups was trying to find one. You had to know somebody who knew somebody to even hear about a startup, let alone app…
Yup reached out to the local schools career postings today. Hopefully we can incite some talented interns as I think we have some great experiences for them.