Internship opportunities obtained through personal relationships do exist in some cases, but this approach involves many considerations and potential risks, which need to be carefully weighed. Here are some key points for your reference： --- ### 1. **Legal and ethical risks** -**Violation of the principle of fairness**: The formal selection process is usually to ensure fair competition. Bypassing the process through personal relationships may deprive others of opportunities, and even involve internal corruption or transfer of benefits (such as money transactions), which may violate laws (such as anti-bribery laws). -**The red line of the company's policy**: Many companies clearly prohibit “back door" behavior. Once discovered, interns and referrers may face penalties (such as disqualification, dismissal and even legal liability). --- ### 2. **Problems in actual operation** -**The degree of matching between ability and position**: Even if you get the opportunity, if your own ability is insufficient, it may be difficult to be qualified for the job, which will damage your personal reputation and even affect your future career development. -**Hidden costs**: Dependence may mean the need to ”repay favor", such as accepting low wages, overloading work, or being forced to help the other party handle personal affairs in the future. -**Background check risk**: Some companies strictly review the internship experience. If the process is found to be illegal, it may affect the formal entry or back adjustment results. --- ### 3. ** “Legal use of contacts” in gray areas** -**Reasonable recommendation and internal promotion mechanism**: Many companies have formal ”internal recommendation" channels. It is not illegal for employees to recommend candidates (such as providing resumes and arranging interviews), but they still need to pass the assessment in the end. -**Information advantages**: Contacts can help you understand job needs and recruitment preferences in advance, prepare resumes and interviews in a targeted manner, and improve the success rate. -**Possibility of turning positive for internships**: Some companies allow interns to turn positive through excellent performance. In this case, the initial entry method may be watered down. --- ### 4. **Considerations for long-term career development** -**Sustainability of ability accumulation**: Dependence on entering a position may lead to a poor foundation and face greater challenges when promoting or changing jobs in the future. -**Industry reputation impact**: The workplace circle is small, especially in popular industries. If negative reviews are caused by “going through the back door", it may affect long-term development. -**Psychological pressure**: Positions obtained through informal channels may make people lack a sense of accomplishment and even self-doubt. --- ### 5. **Alternative proposal** -**Take the initiative to strive for formal opportunities**: Improve your resume, improve your skills (such as obtaining relevant certificates, participating in projects), mock interviews, and increase the probability of passing the selection. -**Use contacts to obtain information**: Consult people in the industry about job requirements and interview experience, rather than directly requesting "job arrangement”. -**Starting from a small company or a start-up company**: After accumulating experience and then entering a large company through social recruitment, the competitive pressure may be less than that of school recruitment. -**Remote/project-based internships**: Some companies provide short-term online internships or project cooperation, with low thresholds and rich resumes. --- ### Summary If you only obtain internal interview opportunities through contacts (no exchange of interests is involved), and compete fairly in the follow-up process, it is a reasonable operation; however, if you completely bypass the assessment and rely on the relationship to hire directly, the risk is higher. In the long run, positions that rely on personal abilities are more conducive to career development. If the current competitiveness is insufficient, it is recommended to give priority to improving one's own skills rather than seeking shortcuts.