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OP, I admit I haven't read through the full thread but it would help if you go via the school's career center instead of going through a professor. My current employer has a very structured process of hiring interns. Their HR reps visit the target schools (~12-15 colleges; mostly top tier schools in Northeast) 2-3x every year, to maintain relationship with student associations, career center, and administrators. It is about developing a reputation where students think of the organization as their top 5 internship/employment choices.
About American students getting spoiled, I wouldn't judge it based on just your one experience. Maybe the professors did not do a good job at advertising the position; maybe the students have a bunch of papers due this week; or the deadline you mentioned in the advertisement is still far away. Could be any number of reasons. But from my experience working with international students over past 15 years, I have to admit they are more motivated than American students. Some of them are here for a limited time (2-5 years) and want to get the best education and experience within the limited time; others are here with an intention to work on H1B following their student visa, and are very motivated to learn and improve on their expertise.
Sorry, people, there's a reason why I didn't go to the school career center to announce it or post the positions on our website.
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Originally Posted by MetroWord
Looks like I jumped the gun here. I am now getting steady resumes from both American and foreign students.
Got a phd student this morning.
I think you were right about your spring break analysis. College students don't check email with the same regularity as professionals do, and foreign students stay on campus.
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