Judy Zeng, a 22-year-old recent graduate from Northwestern University, secured a business development internship at EO Studios by sending a cold outreach email to the CEO. She advises job seekers to research a CEO's background and philosophy on LinkedIn before reaching out. Zeng acknowledges that luck and a company's openness to non-traditional hiring practices play a role in such approaches. Her experience highlights an alternative to the traditional application process, which she found disillusioning due to the prevalence of AI in hiring.
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