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May be a silly question but I didn't see it in your FAQ -

Is this only open to currently enrolled students?

Would be very interested in applying as a self-teaching job seeker.

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It's open to recent grads as well!

Edit: Sorry I totally misunderstood the question. Yes, it is available to self-teaching job seekers!

We say students for simplicity because the program is designed for your early career and university/new grad recruiting.

Thanks for the response. Glad to hear it's open.

Yes. I got an email from them a few weeks ago. They were calling it an 'Engineering fellowship' which felt dishonest. They also said the email was based on 'an impressive background at [University]' which led me to ignore it based on the fact that they had no way of knowing my academic performance.

We actually use LinkedIn and other sources to evaluate a student's background if we send out a cold invitation. You are right that we have no way of knowing your academic performance.

I'd recommend saying so in your emails. I think your service does have value but I was turned off by the cold email. Our .edu emails get tons of messages from companies saying they are impressed by our skills when in reality they sent the email to the entire listserv. If you really are personally evaluating candidates, say so. Honestly, that would be a big plus in my eyes and I'm sure many others. Little things like that make all the difference.

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