Summer of Tech

Employers

48 employers have internships on offer…

What is SoT2011?

The Summer of Tech programme (SoT) has been connecting innovative employers to top local students & graduates since 2006. We provide the opportunity for you to meet & select potential interns and possible future employees by putting you in front of top IT students keen to launch their careers. This also provides a channel for you to give back and invest in the next generation of ICT talent and the future of the IT Industry in New Zealand.

Sign up to host a Summer of Tech intern in 2011 and you’ll get:

• Access to recruit students in the SoT2011 programme
• Support to get you ready to host an intern
• Information & support for first-time host companies and first-time employers
• Connections to local tech networks, inspiring speakers and interesting events
• To have the services of a talented student working on your project this summer
• To showcase your company as an innovative IT business
• To support strong and strengthening links between industry and tertiary institutions
• To help build a smarter graduate pool for the future
• To help promote NZ as a technology destination for graduates

SoT2011 Pricing

The cost to participate in Summer of Tech is $500+GST per company, plus $1,000+GST per student matched.

• The Company Fee of $500+GST is payable via a deposit at the time of registration and once received allows you access to the 300+ student profiles.
• The Intern Fee of $1000+GST is payable at the confirmation of the match (when you and the Intern have signed the employment agreement)

How does it work?

To commit to this process and get the best result, you need to allow as a rough guide 20-30 hours to the process of finding a SoT2011 Summer Intern.

Step 1: Register, it’s not too late!

• First thing you need to do is register your company by signing up on our website
• Pay the Company Fee (refer SoT2011 Pricing)
• Create a Company Profile and an Internship Profile(s) which is the job(s) that you are wanting to offer.

Step 2: Recruitment

The Meet and Greet event and Speed Interviews have already passed but you can still search for available Students through our website, conduct your own interviews and through the official SoT "Offer" process (opening Monday October 3, extend an offer of Internship to a Student of your choice.

• You can start “browsing” the student talent pool online to get a feel for the skills & capabilities that are available.
• Shortlist and interview Students of interest to you.
• From October 3 the Offer period begins where you make an offer of employment to the student you want as a SoT2011 Summer Intern. refer Terms and Conditions to the official Offer process.

Step 3: Interns Start

• November 2011 your Intern will start, working closely with the assigned mentor, especially for the first couple of weeks with the Internship finishing in February 2012
• You will need to provide a desk, computer, mentor and our expectation is that the starting point is $18 as an hourly rate for all interns

Summer of Tech has been great for Able Technology - it is the ultimate Win-Win programme. We get to work with really enthusiastic students, pass on some of our skills to them, and in most cases when they graduate we’ve taken them on full-time! SoT Internships have significantly contributed to the building of our team from the ground up.