AI and internship cold email: land an interview without a connection

You don't need a parent's connection to land an internship. AI can draft a cold email that gets opened, read, and answered — even from teens with no network.

How to use it

• Ask AI to draft a 4-line cold email under 100 words
• Ask AI to suggest one specific thing to praise about the company
• Ask AI to write 3 follow-up emails over 2 weeks
• Ask AI to flag spammy phrases that kill response rate

Try it

Pick one company you'd intern at. Ask AI to draft a cold email and send it this week.

The Cold Email Formula That Actually Gets Replies

Most cold emails fail in the first sentence because they're about the sender, not the recipient. 'Hi, I'm a 10th grader who loves business and wants to learn' is an email about you. The person reading it has no reason to care. The cold emails that get replies start with something specific about the company or person — something you actually researched. AI can help you find that specific angle and draft an email that proves you did your homework. The formula: one sentence about something specific you noticed about them, one sentence explaining your genuine interest, one very specific ask (not 'can I intern?' but 'would you have 20 minutes for a call in the next two weeks?'), and a thank-you. Under 100 words. AI can draft this in 30 seconds once you give it the company name, what you specifically admired, and what you want to learn. The follow-up sequence is just as important — most first emails get buried. A follow-up on day 7 and day 14 can double your response rate, and AI can draft all three emails at once.

• Open with one specific thing you noticed about the company — not a generic compliment
• Keep the email under 100 words — longer emails get skimmed and ignored
• Make one very specific ask with a timeframe: '20 minutes in the next two weeks'
• Ask AI to draft your initial email plus two follow-ups scheduled 7 and 14 days later
• Ask AI to flag any spammy phrases that kill professional email response rates