Medtronic is marking National Intern Day - a day dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the future leaders of the world - interns. Marked in the United States, National Intern Day was created by the company WayUp.
National Intern Day serves as an opportunity for employers to commemorate and thank their hardworking interns. The day has brought significant attention to the challenges and inequalities faced by entry-level candidates, inspiring investments into internship programs and interns themselves.
Nidhi Shah [pictured above] is a Medtronic engineering summer intern from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
"My favourite thing about Medtronic is how willing everyone is to help. As an intern, there is still a lot I need to learn and every person I've met has offered to assist in any way they can," explains Nidhi.
Career enhancing support for interns
Medtronic provides significant support and career enhancing opportunities for its interns.
For example, Medtronic's Summer Internship Program provides college students with a realistic preview of full-time careers at the company including roles in research and development (R&D), quality, operations, supply chain, finance, and marketing. Interns take on a meaningful project and receives access to career development, volunteering, and networking opportunities.
Medtronic's Summer Internship Program provides a critical pipeline for top, diverse, early-career talent. Often, over three quarters of eligible interns become full-time Medtronic employees.
Interns engineering the extraordinary at Medtronic
Meanwhile in Europe, Medtronic has welcomed its Health Economics & Reimbursement Summer Interns, in partnership with London School of Economics (LSE).
Learn more about Medtronic's internship opportunities.
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