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Employer Story - Grace Taikato from ANZ
We had a refreshing interview with Grace Taikato from ANZ. During our phone call, she shared her experience with onboarding interns, the benefits of having a new intern on her team and top tips for employers and internship candidates.
The Lowdown on Low Engagement
In the world of graduate and intern recruitment, we are seeing lower engagement and areas where demand for candidates outstrips supply. However, that’s not the full story - it’s not all doom and gloom!
Life at Z Energy
Recently, we asked some of the talented team at Z Energy to answer a bunch of frequently asked questions about what it's like to work there. Sound like a team you'd love to join? Yeah, we think so too!
Alumni Story - Pooja Kokatnur
We met with Pooja Kokatnur, a Developer at BNZ and Summer of Tech alumni. She shared her highlights from being an Integration Technology Consultant at IntegrationWorks in 2017 and what she wished she had known during her internship.
Design Portfolio: Best Practice for Entering the Industry
In the design industry, portfolios are essential. Without one in your job application, employers may turn you away. Even when you have one, how can you make your portfolio stand out?
Product designers Melody Renaud and Michael Szeto provided practical advice on how to optimise your design portfolio.
Our Internship at Bigears - Saumya Sajwan and Guy West
We spoke to Saumya Sajwan and Guy West, who completed summer internships at Bigears in 2021. They shared the benefits of interning at a smaller organisation, their experience of the Summer of Tech process, and advice for future interns.
Delivering an Impactful and Inclusive Bootcamp with Summer of Tech
Summer of Tech creates a safe and supportive environment for every student-facing activity that we organise, including our bootcamps. Here are some suggestions that you can consider as candidates, alumni, industry volunteers, mentors, presenters and employers:
Introduction to Cloud Computing with AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. Cloud computing is the delivery of different services through the Internet, including storage, servers, databases, networking, and software.
How To Accelerate Your Learning
Accelerate Your Learning is a bootcamp which teaches about the facts and techniques of learning and how to use these techniques in order to become an expert
Intern and Grad Wage Trends
We hosted our first employer drop in session recently; this was a chance to share insights and connect with our employer whānau. I shared some insights on wage trends for tech interns and graduates; see them here first.
Supercharge Your Team: Techweek Panel Takeaways
Highlights and takeaways from our panel event held as part of Techweek 2022 about attracting, supporting and growing junior talent.
Intro to Cloud Technology Platforms Bootcamps
What are cloud certifications and what is the cloud? The cloud refers to software and services that run on the internet, instead of on a local device. Discover more about Cloud Computing.
Employer Story - Marcus Bristol from Pushpay
We met with Marcus Bristol from Pushpay in Auckland, who onboarded 6 talented interns this summer. He shares why taking on interns has been rewarding for the team at PushPay.
Candidates are READY
As we get ready for our mid-year recruitment season, here’s a look under the Summer of Tech “hood”. Our team and more than 80 industry volunteers have been hard at work supporting students and recent grads to get ready to join Aotearoa’s tech industry.
How can I learn more about Machine Learning?
If you want to learn more about Machine Learning (ML) and potentially get a job in the area, here’s what ML Kathryn Hempstalk recommends.