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Welcome to your daily dose of curated internship & early-career opportunities! Your job search shouldn’t feel confusing, late, or based on luck.

Jobs posted in the last 24 hours have 10-20 applicants. Week-old jobs have 200+. Runway pulls jobs directly from company sites so you see them when they're fresh - not after they hit LinkedIn and get buried.

If you want clarity on today’s roles (and thousands more), check your matches here:

Here are today's fresh opportunities for Monday, April 13th:

You found an "internship" posting.

Great pay. Remote. Flexible hours. Sounds perfect.

It's probably a scam.

Here's how to spot fake internships:

🚩 Red flag #1: No company website or sketchy website

Google the company. If there's no website, or the website looks like it was made in 2005 with stock photos, it's fake.

Real companies have professional websites with actual employee photos and clear information.

🚩 Red flag #2: They ask for money upfront

"Pay $99 for training materials"
"$50 application fee to process your internship"
"Investment required to get started"

Real internships never ask you to pay them.

🚩 Red flag #3: The job description is vague

"Manage social media and help with various projects"
"Entry-level business opportunity"
"Work from home doing administrative tasks"

Real internships have specific responsibilities, required skills, and clear expectations.

🚩 Red flag #4: They offer you the job without an interview

You applied yesterday. They emailed today saying you're hired.

No phone screen. No video interview. No questions about your experience.

This is not how real hiring works.

🚩 Red flag #5: Communication is unprofessional

Emails from Gmail/Yahoo addresses (not company domain)
Poor grammar and spelling
Overly enthusiastic language ("AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!")
Pressure to respond immediately

🚩 Red flag #6: "Commission-based" internship

The pay is "$15-25/hour based on performance" or "commission only"

Real internships pay hourly or salary. Not commission.

This is usually MLM (multi-level marketing) disguised as an internship.

🚩 Red flag #7: They ask for sensitive information too early

Social Security Number before you've even interviewed
Bank account information
Copies of your driver's license or passport

Real companies ask for this AFTER you accept an offer, not during the application.

🚩 Red flag #8: The pay seems too good

"$40/hour for part-time remote data entry"
"$5,000/month internship, no experience required"

If it seems unrealistic, it probably is.

What real internships look like:

✅ Company has a professional website and LinkedIn presence
✅ Clear job description with specific responsibilities
✅ Multiple interview rounds (phone screen, video interview, etc.)
✅ Communication from company email domain
✅ Reasonable pay for the industry and role
✅ Listed on company's official careers page
✅ You can find current employees on LinkedIn

How to verify an internship is real:

If you're unsure:

Ask specific questions:

Scammers can't answer detailed questions well.

-Ford from Runway

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