[seancoughlin]

Most important part of the system the article describes: "We use the summer to decide if we want them full-time. So we give them real work. Hard work."

Too many summer internships (see big law, big finance, etc) fail to give employers the information they need to know if there's a fit, and, just as importantly, fail to give top students the information that THEY need to know if this is where they want to spend 70 hours a week for the next 1-3 years.

[fatman]

I agree, this smells a lot like late '00s legal recruiting - throw money, parties, and interesting work at summer associates, giving them and the firm almost no information about the actual long-term fit.