Just yesterday I had a few people complaining to me that they weren’t having any success finding interesting, non-scammy jobs on job boards. That’s like complaining that you can’t find any healthy options at Cinnabon. You’re missing the point. While internship boards are typically far better in terms of quality than general job boards, you’re missing out on a lot of opportunities if you only apply for internships that you see posted. Sometimes you need to just look for interesting companies and see if an internship is a possibility. A perfect example of an interesting company that you might come across is Cardlytics. Their name has popped up in a couple of articles that I’ve read recently including this one from The Washington Post. They’re an Atlanta, GA based company that has developed a “Transaction Marketing System” that “integrates into a financial institution to deliver relevant offers to consumers based on their everyday purchases.” I know it sounds really creepy, but it’s happening, and you’re probably going to be better off because of it.
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