When interns join the HortPlus team, they work on the MetWatch platform. We spoke with Cody Ellingham, Product Designer & Business Development at HortPlus, about the Summer of Tech programme and the difference interns make to their business.

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.

Meet Radwan Rahman, a Computer Science student in Auckland who interned with CoGo in 2021 as a Graduate Engineer. We met with him to get the details on how his internship was going and he filled us in on why he chose CoGo, what he learned from his mentor and how he overcame imposter syndrome.

We caught up with Chris Noldus, the Chief Technology Officer at SafeMe and Summer of Code (Tech) Alumni last summer. He shared why he hires interns, the value of having them, the skills he looks for in a candidate and shares his top tip for interviews.

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.

Summer of Tech alumni talked with candidates about how they approached recruitment, what they wished they knew, and how to make the most of Meet & Greet.

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:

2022 has been challenging for students and for tertiary institutions in Aotearoa. Here are our insights into lower enrolments, lower engagement, and the challenges facing students and tertiary institutions in New Zealand.

In the summer of 2021, we met with Jessica Taylor, who landed a UX Design internship at ANZ. She shares with us the challenges of remote working, how she is supported by the team and her internship advice for students and graduates.

Our friends at Snapper show us how to do work culture and teamwork right. We met with two previous UX/UI design interns (circa 2021), Kristine Brooks and Wenjing Xie, who have since been promoted into the Grad programme.

We met with two members of the Backenders Team from Snapper, Paula Porto and John Cecilio, from the 2021 internship intake. They share why they enjoy Snapper, their experience working with other interns and lessons learned from their mentors.

What's it like to work at Snapper? We met with the Platform Team, two 2021 interns, Simeng Zou and Ethan Helliwell, now Platform Engineers in the Snapper Grad programme.

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.

We meet with Harshmin Kaur, 2019 Summer of Tech alumni who shares with us their internship experience and reflects on what they learned and how it influenced their career journey.

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.