By Katrina Schollum, HR Manager, Endace
The Endace Summer Internship program has been a great success in previous years, and we are excited to announce its return for another year! This summer, we are delighted to welcome four talented interns to our R&D centre in Hamilton, NZ, after receiving an incredible amount of interest from students across New Zealand. We look forward to supporting our new interns as they progress through the program.
Induction Day
The first day of the program is all about introducing our interns to “Life at Endace” and how we work.
Our interns learned about Endace’s history and our innovative products and began building strong connections with their mentors and managers. The day included opportunities to engage with senior managers, gain insight into their roles and projects, and network with members of the engineering team over lunch. It’s safe to say our interns had plenty to absorb and are excited for the journey ahead.
As part of the induction, our interns participated in the team-building activities with their mentors. One of our new mentors, Joel Shepherd —himself a former intern — shared his enthusiasm for the program:
“Being an intern at Endace was a great way to start my career, providing an opportunity to experience what it is like to work in the industry. It helped extend my knowledge beyond what I could learn at university in a relatively short time. Now, as a mentor, I’m thrilled to provide the same opportunity I once received and to see how much our new interns will learn and achieve over the summer.”
It’s amazing to see the full cycle, as previous interns become employees and eventually become mentors themselves, creating a pipeline of talent development at all levels.
Our Program
Over the course of 13 weeks, the intern program focuses on commercially relevant, individual projects and provides structured training including sessions with Endace’s leadership team members about the broader business, presentation skills training, and professional development, creating a well-rounded experience. The program ends with the interns presenting their individual projects.
Endace is proud of our ties to tertiary education and is committed to developing talent for IT and Engineering students aspiring to join our industry positioning Endace as an employer of choice. By providing hands-on experience and intentional learning opportunities, we give students the chance to build technical capabilities while gaining insight into how a global tech organisation operates.
We’re excited to support our new interns as they continue to learn and develop, and look forward to celebrating their future achievements.