Checklist for Employers: Getting Ready For Summer Interns
Checklist This Out! Here is your August Checklist!
The ultimate guide through the steps in the Summer of Tech process for Employers. If you are considering participating in Summer of Tech this year - this is your "go-to" guide to keep on top of the process and key dates that you need to know in order to plan ahead of time.
Summer of Tech's aspiration is to empower New Zealand’s diverse tech students to bridge the gap between learning and earning, by making it easy and attractive for New Zealand employers to hire them. This checklist is just one of the many ways we are keen to help you hire interns and graduates. Each month we will add your "need to know" key actions so you can plan and keep on top of the process. As we go we will add tips and tricks for that step. Regardless of whether you have been through Summer of Tech before, we hope you will still find value in checking this monthly. New to Summer of Tech?- register here or contact our team to find out more.
August Checklist
It's full speed ahead for summer internships! Now is a great time to get ready to kick off your recruitment process, with our Meet & Greet events fast approaching. Want to get an update on candidate and employer demographics? Check out our SoT2021Candidates, Bootcamps and Skills Snapshot blog post.
Don't forget to list your role(s) and have your team ready for virtual recruitment, which is sadly where we find ourselves once again, with Covid lockdowns :-(
Step 6: Plan for an awesome ONLINE recruitment season. Here are our M&G tips to help you get ready for online M&G and online interviews.
Step 5: Plan for an awesome recruitment season, don't forget to register for our Meet & Greet event(s) in September. Contact our team if you are up to step 5 but haven't received your invitation yet!
Step 4: Search for candidates, and review applications as they come in. Take a moment to consider how inclusive your process is, tips for improving diversity.
Step 3: List your role(s)! We suggest you list summer internships before the end of July if possible, to get maximum exposure.
Step 2: Set up or update your organisation profile. Read our tips for attracting interns to your profile.
Step 1: Register here for our 2021 programme, it's $500, huge value for unlimited job listings and access to 3000+ candidates from all over Aotearoa! (We have a success fee too, read more info on pricing.)
Step 0: If you're new to Summer of Tech or if you want to know what's new for us in 2021, check out our Employer Launch Info Session video.
August Tips & Tricks
Have you planned for remote interviews?
With Level 4 Lockdown extended, we’ve made the call to move all our Meet & Greet events online. Online recruitment has become the new normal over the past 18 months, so here are our tips for helping you find your perfect interns and grads with a virtual process.
Want to hire before summer?
Now’s good! We’re encouraging everyone seeking a 2021 graduate to get your offers out BEFORE our Meet & Greet event. This is for a full time roles starting anytime between now or early 2022. Demand for graduates has been hot hot hot and we’d love for final year students to know where they stand before intern recruitment season gets underway. You can list graduate or part-time roles at any time of year! Given the rise in demand for IT grads this year, we have updated our guidelines for hiring graduates through our programme. Contact our team for more information.
That's it for August! See you at Meet & Greet… and remember we are only one click away if you get stuck or need to ask a question!
