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by lopmotr 2285 days ago
But isn't Yelp that company that extorts businesses into buying their advertising and punishes them with bad reviews if they don't? Any student would might have contributed to that racket deserves to miss out.
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It is hard to end up with an internship, let alone at Yelp. Having an internship has many advantages for a student: - Converting it to a full time - Money - Experience

Things get much harder for students on an F1 visa. Most often, a student may need to look out for themselves than the company's policies.

https://www.yelp.com/extortion

Lot of misinformation out there.

If Yelp really did it, a page on Yelp's website wouldn't be a credible source.
FWIW Yelp's page specifically says "but don't just take our word for it" and links to independent reporting: http://www.buzzfeed.com/sandraeallen/is-yelp-evil-or-just-mi...