Hiring interns and graduates isn't just a strategic move—it's a crucial investment in the future of your team, and the industry. By mentoring juniors, you create a pipeline of talented, innovative contributors who can bring fresh perspectives and handle smaller tasks, freeing up senior staff for bigger projects. It's an investment that pays off as they become valuable team members even by the end of a 10 week internship!

Here are some avenues of funding available to support organisations hiring digital/tech interns in Aotearoa. Including government schemes: Callaghan Innovation R&D Experience Grants, TPK cadetships and MSD flexi-wage. Dunedin has it’s own JobsDun programme too.

Here’s our annual post to share insights about tech intern and graduate remuneration in Aotearoa New Zealand, in 2023. This year we’ve seen an increase in Living Wage and an equivalent increase in intern and graduate wages.

Here’s our annual post to share insights about tech intern and graduate remuneration in Aotearoa New Zealand, in 2023. This year we’ve seen an increase in Living Wage and an equivalent increase in intern and graduate wages.

Here are some avenues of funding available to support organisations hiring digital/tech interns in Aotearoa. Including government schemes: Callaghan Innovation R&D Experience Grants, TPK cadetships and MSD flexi-wage. Dunedin has it’s own JobDun programme too.

Employees with ADHD or neurodiversity can need a little extra support and tools to make them shine. Understanding how different team members approach a task or project and what level of detail or context you need to provide can lead to more successful outcomes for your next project.

Deliberate Practice is an effective way to help individuals and teams learn and improve their skills. Learning together as a cohort, and employing Deliberate Practice techniques is a useful way to quickly build knowledge within a team of complex tasks and problems

Perpetual Learning is about providing feedback to help people build their mental models. Mob Programming and Peer Programming are key tools to accelerate your team's learning using advanced cognitive psychology techniques.

Summer of Tech requires employment contracts and interns to be treated as employees, with real, fairly paid work! Here are some tips for employers preparing employment contracts for summer interns.

We have amazing candidates for intern and grad roles, but you’re going to have to work harder to get their attention and get them through your hiring process. Here are our top tips for employers:

Attracting top talent to your organisation is hard, especially with limited opportunities to connect in person. One way to help get your message to candidates is to make a short “employer pitch” video.

According to the latest Hays Salary Guide, 96% of New Zealand tech employers believe the skills shortages will impact operations or growth. Despite this desperate outlook, many employers are still reluctant to hire junior talent.

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!

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.

Meet the newest team member of Summer of Tech: Hi, my name is Katrina (Treen) Mearns. I have recently joined the wonderful Summer of Tech team as their Employer Champion. Get to know more about Treen.

How can an organisation attract awesome candidates? We’ve compiled a few tips and tricks to write a compelling job listing.