How should I ask for a job when there's no info about the place?

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
04/23/2019 at 00:13 • Filed to: None

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I work part time at the moment, but my college semester ends in three weeks. I was thinking about looking for a day job as an intern somewhere or take the summer courses at my college.

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The two places I was most interested in are the Mexico City Secretariat of Mobility, and the City Resilience Agency. Both places are impressive, and since I’m quite interested in urbanization, they also offer some insight into the field.

Not surprisingly, the pay and the responsibilities I’d be given would be limited to the amount of time I’d be working there -90 days- and how much they value my education. So I’m not expecting something great. But I can’t find their careers section in any website, or any sort of contact information so that I can find them.

I feel like I need to grab my bike and  a suit hipster-architect emulation   etiquette and literally stand outside their offices trying to get some attention. Surely they must appreciate that. Obviously I can’t bring a car ... that’d be like brining a Trump hat to a Democratic Convention.


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Kinja'd!!! pip bip - choose Corrour > Spanfeller is a twat
04/23/2019 at 08:12

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go in and ask?


Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > Spanfeller is a twat
04/23/2019 at 09:31

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What pip said, just go talk to someone. In this day and age, a lot of people find human contact refreshing. Doing anything online will probably end up in some virtual trash can, but if you actually show up (even if it’s just a secretary who blocks you) it at least shows real interest and enthusiasm.


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04/23/2019 at 09:42

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As others said, you could certainly go in and ask, it can’t hurt. I’d also consider looking at their Linkedin to see if you can find any contact info that way. Sometimes you can find who works the re  and send a professional message.