Fantastic Tech People and Where to Find Them
Find out more about the exciting possibilities to grow and match New Zealand’s tech talent with opportunities in Taranaki.
Friday 28 May
12:30pm - 1:30pm
91 Devon Street West, New Plymouth
What's it all about?
Is your enterprise struggling to find skilled IT or design staff? We have a solution.
Join Venture Taranaki, Jobhop and Summer of Tech and learn how interns can bring the latest tech skills into your business and help accelerate growth.
Find out how you can be part of developing New Zealand’s future tech talent and how you can connect with students from around New Zealand, including ones from Taranaki looking to come home for summer or maybe their next career move.
Hear from the Jobhop team about their experience of working with an intern, and get an overview from Summer of Tech on how their programme is helping to bridge the gap between learning and earning in Aotearoa. Zara Ryan from Venture Taranaki will be also be on hand to answer questions on student funding.
Spaces are limited and registration is essential.
Speakers
Gordon Heggie is a co-founder of Jobhop, one Taranaki’s most successful Tech Start-ups of 2020. Along with Stephen Reed, he saw a need for an app to facilitate short-term employment and launched Jobhop as COVID hit. With now over 1200 Jobhoppers and 293 Jobhop providers signed up, an ongoing collaboration with MSD and exciting growth aspirations, the team successfully took on a Summer of Tech intern – come and hear first hand why it worked!
Martina Makreska
Together with Bronny, Martina is the go-to person for connecting employers with awesome interns or grads at Summer of Tech
