The Internship Show

On this episode of The Internship Show, we speak with Kristin Parker from Western Digital. She is a dog lover, wine drinker, and football fanatic. From the SEC to the "best coast", she has navigated diverse cultures, industries and organizations. Though partial to her own alma mater, university talent in Silicon Valley is by far the most exciting and challenging piece of her career thus far.

She shared her path into university recruiting, some great phone and video interview etiquette and more.

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On this episode of The Internship Show, we spoke with Rob Ferguson from The Clorox Company. He has been helping people find their dream job for almost 20 years.  Today, Rob manages US Talent Acquisition for The Clorox Company - recently ranked as the #2 most trusted company during the COVID-19 pandemic.  In his role at Clorox, Rob works with a team of "talent magnets" around the US to recruit entry level and experienced hires into the company.

We learn the inside details about their internship program and so much more!

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On this episode of The Internship Show, we speak with Haley McCown from Fanatics.  Haley began her HR career working in payroll for Nelnet, and soon after moved to a recruiting role with CitiStreet.  After working there for a number of years, she moved to Fanatics where she has worked over the last 12 years as part of the HR and Recruiting team.  Haley's team currently supports the programatic side of recruiting which encompasses the internship program.

She gives us some awesome information about what sets Fanatics apart in their industry, what roles they typically hire for and the importance of diversity to their company.

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On this episode of The Internship Show, we speak with Jackie Cruz and Gurpreet Arora from Pocket Gems. Gurpreet is a Recruiting professional with 10+ years experience in Tech, Entertainment and Legal. She currently leads and develops the recruiting team at Pocket Gems. While Jackie is a University Recruiter at Pocket Gems. As a University Recruiter, she owns their campus recruiting efforts and internship program. Outside of her role, she is a UC Berkeley Alum from South Los Angeles and in her free time you'll catch her swimming and enjoying the beautiful Bay Area weather.

They shared their company culture, how to stand out when applying to their internship and more.

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On this episode of The Internship Show, we speak with PaShon Mann from Comcast NBCUniversal. She has over 25 years of leadership experience as a Talent executive across multiple industries. She currently leads enterprise sourcing, university, diversity and military hiring for Comcast nbc universal. Her career consists of leadership roles in Global Talent Acquisition and Diversity and Inclusion at many large organizations. 

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On this episode of The Internship Show, we speak with Renu Midha and Shelley Jeffcoat from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group. Shelley is the director of employer brand while Renu is an experienced senior talent acquisition expert directing the internship and leadership programs of LexisNexis Risk Solutions and it’s affiliated companies for the past several years. Previously, she worked at Travelport and British Airways as a Senior HR Manager and Partner. Outside her work, she volunteers with local senior communities as a therapy dog handler with her pup Adi.

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On this episode of The Internship Show, we speak with Renee Hebert from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. She is the Americas University Program Manager and oversees strategy for university recruiting and management of the intern program. Supporting students in their career endeavors is definitely an undeniable passion for Renée. Prior to HPE, Renée worked in higher education for 15 years leaving legacies at Clemson University, the University of North Texas and the University of Louisiana Monroe.  Her experience was varied but always focused on student services and preparing students for life as a professional and leader.  

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On this episode of The Internship Show, we speak with Ally Van Deuren from Korn Ferry. In her 5 years at Korn Ferry, Ally has led and executed the recruitment strategy for university relations and campus recruiting programs for North America clients. In her current role, she partners with multiple organizations on executing enterprise-wide hiring initiatives that deliver business impact on a regional and global scale.

She shared the importance of students leveraging their alumni network’s, how to crush an informational interview and why internships should be viewed as continuing education.

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On this Episode of The Internship Show, we speak with Amy Morimoto and Niki Patel from Confluent. A UC Berkeley graduate, Niki started her career at Houzz as a recruiting coordinator, where she first learned her passion for University Recruiting as she helped build out their program. Over the last 4 years, she has built the University Programs for both Rubrik and Confluent from scratch and today owns hiring for G&M, BizOps, and University Programs globally for Confluent. Where Amy started her career at Lockheed Martin in University Programs. After a year at Google, Amy found herself working at a fast growth startup, Confluent, where she helped grow the University Programs to all parts of the business. Having experience working at both large public companies and an early (now mid-stage) startup, Amy uses her unique perspective to help both interns and new grads navigate University Recruiting to land their dream jobs.

We discuss the benefits of interning at a high-growth company, what their program goals are and why Confluent is a great place to work as an undergraduate or recent graduate.

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On this episode of The Internship Show, we speak with Keller Lambert from Upwork. Keller is an award-winning Senior Program Manager currently leading Upwork Enterprise & Fortune 500-focused Talent program initiatives. Keller helps manage and lead the top-tier pool and program of talent on Upwork to better fit them with Enterprise and Fortune 500 hiring managers that he collaborates with on the front-end for high-budgeted, remote, consultant opportunities. Keller is local to Chicago.

We learn about Upwork's company mission and how it relates to college students and recent graduates, how to land a job as a student in a competitive job market and more.

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