Verizon’s internship program has a lower acceptance rate than the Ivy Leagues – here’s how its HR group runs it

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This year, Verizon received a record 49,000 applications for its summer internship program. 

It’s a signal from interested undergraduate students who are hoping to position themselves as candidates for hire at the end of the 10-week program. At the same time, companies aren’t just looking to rising seniors and juniors anymore for internship opportunities, but instead recruiting folks as young as rising sophomores. That’s a part of a talent shortage impacting companies across the country. 

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