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Engineering Internship Pilot Program

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@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ GitLab is establishing an on-going internship program that can offer students, g
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ GitLab is establishing an on-going internship program that can offer students, g
We do not yet have a tried and tested program and are undertaking a limited pilot in 2020. This pilot will be used to validate and refine our approach to offering internships at an all-remote company. For this reason, the structure and scope of this program will likely change in the future.
We do not yet have a tried and tested program and are undertaking a limited pilot in 2020. This pilot will be used to validate and refine our approach to offering internships at an all-remote company. For this reason, the structure and scope of this program will likely change in the future.
 
### Responsibility
 
| Role | Person |
 
| ------ | ------ |
 
| Program Lead (DRI) | Roos Takken |
 
| Recruitement Lead | Liam McNally |
 
| Program Coordinator | TBC |
 
| Program Coordinator | TBC |
 
### Candidate qualifying criteria
### Candidate qualifying criteria
The following criteria are considered required for candidates to be eligible for the internship program:
The following criteria are considered required for candidates to be eligible for the internship program:
1. Ruby on Rails or JavaScript framework (React, VueJS, AngularJS, Ember, etc.) programming experience
1. Ruby on Rails or JavaScript framework (React, VueJS, AngularJS, Ember, etc.) programming experience
@@ -54,7 +62,7 @@ The internship program will primarily be remote, with two weeks of co-location w
@@ -54,7 +62,7 @@ The internship program will primarily be remote, with two weeks of co-location w
- Weekly 1:1 with a mentor
- Weekly 1:1 with a mentor
- Weekly 1:1 with an internship program coordinator
- Weekly 1:1 with an internship program coordinator
- Weekly intern coffee chat
- Weekly intern coffee chat
- 2-3 group meetings per week moderated by the program coordinator.
- 2-3 group meetings per week moderated by a program coordinator.
- Regular pair programming sessions with a mentor and other team members.
- Regular pair programming sessions with a mentor and other team members.
1. Week 9: Intern send-off
1. Week 9: Intern send-off
- The program coordinators and mentors will facilitate a pre-defined program. The aim is to process the experience, gather feedback, and share learnings.
- The program coordinators and mentors will facilitate a pre-defined program. The aim is to process the experience, gather feedback, and share learnings.
@@ -71,7 +79,6 @@ We proactively reach out to and engage with universities/colleges to hold a Virt
@@ -71,7 +79,6 @@ We proactively reach out to and engage with universities/colleges to hold a Virt
We hold virtual talks at a minimum of five universities in the following regions: North America, Europe, APAC, MENA.
We hold virtual talks at a minimum of five universities in the following regions: North America, Europe, APAC, MENA.
### Interviewing
### Interviewing
We are setting the bar high at the application stage and introducing an automated online assessment to help with screening candidates.
We are setting the bar high at the application stage and introducing an automated online assessment to help with screening candidates.
These steps will allow us to work with a manageable number of candidates during the face-to-face interview stages.
These steps will allow us to work with a manageable number of candidates during the face-to-face interview stages.
@@ -102,4 +109,4 @@ Applications get evaluated on the following criteria:
@@ -102,4 +109,4 @@ Applications get evaluated on the following criteria:
1. Team Size and maturity
1. Team Size and maturity
- How established is this team? Will they be able to take on an intern without risking a decrease in velocity?
- How established is this team? Will they be able to take on an intern without risking a decrease in velocity?
The Program coordinators, VP of Engineering, and the HR Business Partner for Engineering will evaluate the applications.
The Program Lead, Program coordinators and VP of Engineering will evaluate the applications.
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