I wouldn’t say that - there are many companies that hire recent grads as Interns (ideally paid) - it just matters if they have a program that is set up in connection with a government program and how they do their taxes in relationship to it. I have worked now at 2 companies that have this set up. (tax purposes) I have also worked a companies that i didn’t have this restriction. - i still do not understand to this day why so many schools do not have internships built into their programs.