GenM: Mutually Beneficial Intern Recruitment Platform or Scam?

Getting the necessary experience before graduation can feel like running backward on a treadmill at the highest setting. You can’t escape graduation and you can’t seem to get those two years of experience needed to land an okay(ish) job once you have your degree in-hand.

GenM has created a platform which aims to limit barriers of entry into the marketing industry for students, while also offering cheap marketing solutions for small businesses and non-profits.

But really, how useful is this pseudo-Tinder for internships?

Three Weeks on GenM Got Me:

This is where I tell you my thoughts, my feelings, and my final verdict before launching into the ooey-gooey details of the platform.

I stumbled upon GenM via Facebook ad on July 5, 2019. Over the past three weeks, I’ve been swiping on mentors and working through GenM’s trainings, trying to determine just how useful this platform is to students.

To help you decide how much you want to trust me, in my three weeks on GenM I have:

• Been contacted by over 40 potential mentors
• Completed 5 of 13 certifications