Remote Internships VS Rooftop Slushie

Basically you pay some fee for an internship placement at startups, SME's or even big companies and it could be paid or unpaid, here or here. Source: almost 3 years ago

Check here or here. You'd need to pay a fee to get an internship, however, it could be earned back (i.e. If the offer is a paid internship). Source: almost 3 years ago

My apologies, yes I have spoken with them several times (as an applicant). Basically the company in the first internship link works with big companies and they guarantee that you'll get an internship at the chosen company. Source: almost 3 years ago

You could search for remote jobs (check here or here). You could also do a remote internship (check here or here), and afterwards ask the company to continue hiring you (assuming you aced it at the internship). Source: almost 3 years ago

If you can afford it, do it and apply for remote internships (here or here). This way you have a chance to be employed remotely (a.k.a working from anywhere) by asking the company to continue employing you. Source: almost 3 years ago

Referrals, especially among large tech companies with thousands of employees handing them out, hold less and less weight these days. Everyone and their dog has referrals these days and if you so choose you can even buy them on https://rooftopslushie.com from people with positions that carry much more weight than a step intern. Source: over 2 years ago

4th-year CPEN (Computer Engineering) student, 84% average in last 2 years, 10 months of the internship experience, and yet nothing (got only 2-3 interviews and got rejected at HR rounds because they found another candidate). I am applying to almost 3 jobs/day and getting crickets. Got my resume reviewed by the coop office, senior SWEs at Faang companies, paid rooftopslushie.com to get it reviewed by HR, checked on... Source: about 3 years ago