Recruiters - Do firms take freshman interns? Or is it hopeless for me to get career experience until closer to graduation? If it is possible, how do I get there? I’d love to get industry exposure as soon as possible.

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Think of it from the business perspective: they want to bring on interns who might transition to employees in a year or two, not four. It is unfortunately rare to ever get freshman or sophomore level interns for that reason, plus the issue of maturity and experience. There are other ways you can get hands-on industry exposure, but interning in your first two years is probably not one of them.

What other ways do you recommend getting relevant experience then?

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I interned at a law firm my junior year of college. I basically just did mail and filing and such.

I can recall some interns who were young undergrads, but they were nepo babies or somehow connected to prominent clients. They weren't given much to do, but they got a taste of what it's like to work in an office. So they weren't really in the pool of ordinary interns.

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