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SEP Selected as a Nominee for TechPoint’s Innovation Mira Award
TechPoint has announced the nominees for its 25th annual Mira Awards, highlighting the most innovative companies, universities, and organizations in Indiana’s tech sector. The awards celebrate achievements across various categories, including the Innovation Partner of the Year. Nominees in this…
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Finding top-notch people (engineers, designers, etc.) to work at SEP is a key thing we focus on each year. As part of finding and attracting great interns, it’s important to have a clear idea of what your company has to offer. Students will interact with lots of companies, often in quick succession. Knowing what you […]
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5 Steps to Create a Successful Internship Program
Thinking about starting an internship program at your company? Already have interns and don’t know what to do with them? Here are our best tips to make your internship program successful (and enjoyable!) for both parties. 1. Define Success A question we regularly ask ourselves here at SEP, whether we’re developing an app or planning […]
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2019 Intern Experience
What was your favorite thing about this summer? “My favorite thing about this summer has been trying out such a wide variety of functions here at SEP. To name a few, I have gained experience in user research, graphic design, and user experience.” -Laura Buckles “SEP did a great job at giving me a glimpse […]
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Dear Intern/New Hire: How to Be an Effective New Person
Dear intern/new hire, Welcome! I’m sure you are excited about your new position and can’t wait to meet your team. First, let’s address some common fears that new people have and make sure we’re all on the same page here. As an intern or new hire, it’s likely that you will be the least experienced […]
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Looking Back on the Summer 2017 Intern Experience
As the summer wraps up and our summer interns are returning to school, we’ve asked them to reflect on their experiences this summer. Here’s what they have to say: Adam Tapper: “My summer at SEP was an unforgettable experience. I really enjoyed getting to work in an atmosphere that was fun and professional; the people […]
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The Intern Perspective
I like to think that after 5 internships, I hold a few records at SEP. For instance, I have had more first-days at SEP than anyone else, and consequently I have had the most exit-interviews as well. I am the resident expert on New Hire Cookouts and receive more E-bucks every year than a full-time […]
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Meet the 2016 SEP Interns
Jessica Vaughn Software Engineering Intern School: IUPUI Major: Informatics Project: Web-based Management System for Construction Equipment “I chose SEP because of the opportunities as well as the culture. SEP cares about its employees and wants them to grow and learn and feel comfortable. There are also a variety of projects, which means lots of different technologies […]
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Leveling-up Our Intern Program – With Self-Selection
With our guiding purpose of “making it easier to hire full-time engineers”, we chose to try out a self-selection process for our intern program. As I mentioned in my post about our intern program, we are expecting 7 interns for this summer. For 2016 we decided to level up our intern program with self-selection. Why Self-Selection? We believe […]
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Leveling-up Our Intern Program – With Purpose
Over the last few years we have been making incremental changes to level-up our intern program. For previous summers we have solidified the purpose of our internship program…we have defined the outcomes we want to see from our program…and we have collected some goals that we want to shoot for while our interns are with […]
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