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continued Anderson . “ We expect 20 % of those new hires to be early career and new college graduates . Plus , the company recently decided to go after an additional 50 fresh grads in the spring of 2022 for our new Engineering R & D programme . So , yeah , we ’ re growing ! And , our internship programme is key .”
Early Career Hires Drive Diversity 2020 was a rocky year for internships due to COVID , but Vertiv ’ s internship program has come back strong , hiring over 60 interns this year . “ Like most of the tech industry , we ’ re not where we want to be on diversity . We have work to do ,” reported Rachel Taylor , US University Relations and Chair of Women At Vertiv Excel , or WAVE , the company ’ s Employee Resource Group for women and their allies . She continued , “ The good news is that colleges and universities , and the military , are very diverse , so hiring the best talent we can find in those pools is the most natural way to achieve our diversity goals .”
Interns Do Important Work and Gain Exposure Like CommScope , Vertiv works hard to make sure each intern has a good experience , and referrals from past interns are a key source of new interns . “ Our interns aren ’ t out on intern island ,” quipped Taylor . “ They are working alongside our regular employees doing real projects . As a lean company , we need them making real contributions , and they don ’ t disappoint .” Taylor continued , “ Vertiv is a very flat organisation , plus our executives are extremely approachable . Everyone , including our interns , interacts with the executives regularly . At Vertiv , you ’ ll get the access and touchpoints in a year that it would take you three years to get at other companies . You don ’ t feel like you ’ re at a 20,000 person company .”
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