Your profile on cord can be Visible or Invisible. You can change between the two visibility options with a toggle at the top right of your profile.
Profile visibility is independent from your profile status.
Visible allows hiring managers on cord to see your profile and message you.
Invisible blocks every company from finding your profile - you have to initiate every conversation.
cord doesn't currently support internships. Choosing internship as your work preference turns off messaging.
If you change your work preference to internship, your profile status will turn to Not Looking and you won't be able to message companies, as cord doesn't currently support internships. Permanent, part-time, fixed-term and freelance/contract roles are all supported. To turn messaging back on, change your work preference to any of those. Your visibility and status toggles will then work as normal.