2024 has seen huge student engagement, a super-sized volunteer crew, and very low job numbers. We took a deep dive into the data for our first 100 placements this year, showing markedly different hiring trends for new tech talent.

Candidate registrations for 2024 have closed, please check back in January to sign up for our 2025 programme.

Who would have thought 2023 would see a lower demand for interns than 2020? It’s a really rough time to be searching for an entry-level job in digital/technology in Aotearoa.

Candidate registrations for 2023 have closed, please check back in January to sign up for our 2024 programme.

Testing students to find out their skills and skill level is time consuming for both students and employers. There is little value to students from typical tests unless they get the role. Exercism.io provides a platform for students to prove their ability while learning and getting feedback on their skills. Employers can ensure that a student's ability is at their preferred standard.

Supporting students who are hard of hearing is equivalent to supporting a remote worker. Technology advances and support from MSD enable employers to provide support for those who are hard of hearing via online meetings and interpreters. There is only a slight shift required in employers' behaviour to support hard of hearing team members.

Self-awareness is a superpower for those who invest time in creating habits to enable more reflection and constructive feedback.

If you’re keen to improve your inclusive hiring practice, you’ll need to review your interview process to ensure it caters for all your potential applicants. We take a look at ways to improve your inclusive interview practice.

You’ll likely have many processes and structures in place to support your employees at present, but how do you communicate these to future employees? And how could you build on them to attract an even more diverse workforce? We take a look at ways to improve your inclusive hiring practice.

At Summer of Tech, we have worked with hundreds of employers to help them hire tech juniors. Over thousands of conversations, we've recognised three key challenges of hiring good people.

Although 2023 is predicted to be another challenging year for tech leaders, we’d like to share some myth-busting tips to give you a roadmap for growing and retaining Aotearoa's future tech workforce together.

In these “unprecedented times”, we knew in-person events would be different, but we weren’t expecting such a regional variation. Something is different in Wellington this year, and we’re doing our best to figure out what’s changed. Read on for more analysis.