Do I invest in a student given the unpredictable environment?

While there is a large initial investment in hiring interns, the long term reward often far outweighs the costs. 73% of Summer of Tech interns stay on in some capacity with their employers after their internship is over, showing that you’re likely to be investing in a future employee rather than just a summer intern! Some of the companies we work with have entire teams made up of past Summer of Tech alumni (see FlexiTime’s story here)!This being said, for many companies the investment is not trivial. Fortunately, there is funding available to help companies hire interns over the summer. For example, Callaghan Innovation has Student Grants available for R&D work which is available to anyone from big companies like Xero, all the way down to small start ups. If your company is accepted for this funding, Summer of Tech will waive our registration fee so you’ll have access to thousands of New Zealand’s top students for free!  

How do I access students if universities and career fairs are closed?

There are lots of platforms available to access university students outside of career fairs. Summer of Tech has over two thousand students on our platform that are available for full time summer internships in anything tech, marketing and HR! When students register for Summer of Tech, we vet and review their profiles to make sure that they are putting their best foot forward when applying for jobs. That means that employers are only seeing the best of the best and there’s no trawling through hundreds of profiles that don’t match what you’re looking for. You can also search for students based on specific skills, and we have anonymous searches to eliminate all unconscious bias! There are also other organisations that are able to help you find a remote intern that can be found on the Callaghan Innovation site.