B-Inventory’s internship program launched in 2021, and since then, we’ve had the pleasure of welcoming and dealing with over 30 interns! From Finance and Product to Engineering and Advertising, our interns have left their mark throughout all of B-Inventory and its staff. What’s extra, we’ve come to know them as drivers of measurable influence and innovation.
The ten-week program, supplied nearly and in-person, has introduced in prime expertise from universities across the nation. As a part of their internship, every intern will get assigned a mission or initiatives and has a devoted supervisor to information them via their initiatives. Additionally they get to collaborate with staff members throughout their respective departments to be taught the internal workings.
In true B-Inventory vogue, we additionally put aside loads of time for play. Each summer time, specifically curated occasions and actions are held for our interns, offering much more alternatives to have interaction with the remainder of the corporate! Our summer time teammates have participated in varied digital actions, corresponding to pizza and pretzel making, trivia, social comfortable hours, wellness periods, alumni panels, and even baseball excursions.
Now let’s take a stroll down reminiscence lane, hear from former interns and managers, and be taught what our wonderful internship program has to supply!
From Intern to Worker, Meet Julia!
We sat down with Julia Attard, Folks Operations Assistant, to listen to extra about how she transitioned from summer time intern to full-time worker.
Julia’s journey started with B-Inventory’s first cohort of interns (Summer season 2021), working within the Advertising division. Lots of the abilities she used throughout that point translate to her work ethic immediately main our Folks Ops packages and organizing upcoming internship capabilities.
One in every of her greatest learnings whereas interning? Resourcefulness. Right here’s what Julia needed to say:
“Since I work instantly with new hires now, I’m serving to them with their new rent onboarding and welcoming them to the Firm on their first day. I’m supporting them by offering on-hand sources and sharing my suggestions to assist them succeed throughout their first week at B-Inventory.”
We’re so comfortable that Julia stays part of the B-Inventory household–and he or she’s not alone! We’ve had a handful of former interns be a part of the ranks who proceed to thrive on the firm.
It Takes a Village (And Actually Good Recruiting)
Interns work carefully with their managers all through the period of this system. As such, we requested Vajira Nissanka, UX Director and former intern supervisor, to talk to his expertise throughout our Summer season 2024 program.
Q: What do you discover most rewarding about managing interns?
Essentially the most rewarding side is seeing their progress and having the ability to ship production-quality designs regardless of the shortage of labor expertise. Mainly, seeing them do impactful work for the corporate and thereby gaining each expertise and confidence to develop their profession past B-Inventory.
Q: What do you hope in your interns (or any) to remove throughout their B-Inventory internship expertise?
My hope, greater than something, is that they really feel assured about their abilities by the point they end the internship program. For that to occur, they should see and perceive that they do impactful work – and when the extra initiative they take throughout this system, the extra impactful work they’d be assigned and full. Now we have been fortunate that we had many interns who delivered many key options for our product.
One other necessary element to bringing in prime expertise is nice recruiting! Brandon Jackson, Recruiting Supervisor, is our champion of intern recruitment. Right here’s what he needed to say about this system:
Q: How does recruiting interns differ from hiring for full-time roles?
For a lot of interns, I’m the primary recruiter that they’ve ever labored with. I take super duty to make sure that I depart them with a constructive impression of recruiters.
Q: From the beginning of this system to now, have you ever seen any traits in hiring for interns?
Synthetic Intelligence (ChatGPT, and many others.). This era of interns is instantly impacted by AI. It’s as much as them to be accountable stewards of such applied sciences and to forge a path ahead that positively impacts the world.
Q: What’s probably the most rewarding a part of being an intern recruiter?
Altering an individual’s life for the higher. It’s what helps me sleep at evening, figuring out that I’m instantly impacting the trajectory of their skilled lives.
Programming Highlights: A Look Again
San Mateo HQ teammates catch a Giants sport (2024)
Digital pizza-making attendees (2022)
Interns and staff present their college spirit and rep their alma mater (2023)
Prime Golf champion, Angelica Wang (2024)
Boston locals attend a Pink Sox sport (2024)
Hear What Previous Interns Are Saying
With help throughout the complete group, we’ve seen interns flourish yr after yr. Hear what two former interns needed to say about their experiences and key takeaways.
“I gained a stronger understanding of the best way to analyze knowledge and the best way to apply it to particular initiatives. I used to be introduced on to varied shopper calls and discovered first-hand the best way to problem-solve as an Account Administration Intern.”
“My expertise as an intern at B-Inventory was all constructive, I loved working with everybody within the Boston workplace. Everybody was pleasant, welcoming, and keen to assist. I felt countless help all through the summer time.”
– Sabrina Glaser, Account Administration Intern 2024
“Prioritizing and compromising are each essential, at each a big scale (balancing a imaginative and prescient of a future product/course vs. short-term targets) and small scale (ensuring designs meet the wants of all groups concerned).”
“I’m fairly pleased with having the ability to work to such a big mission, in addition to contributing to the staff by answering questions and unblocking engineers.”
– Angelica Wang, Product Design Intern 2024
The B-Inventory internship program has turn out to be a cornerstone of our firm, providing a platform the place undergraduate journeys take flight and distinctive, contemporary views thrive. Whether or not contributing to impactful firm initiatives or transitioning to full-time roles, our interns depart a long-lasting imprint on B-Inventory’s tradition and success.
Nobody loves interns like B-Inventory does! When you’re concerned about studying extra about our internship alternatives, electronic mail [email protected] and comply with us on LinkedIn!
