(left to right) Dan O鈥橬eil and and Will Browning of Dell EMC interview 海角社区 student Luke Hill for a summer internship position.
Three 海角社区 students in February earned summer internships with Dell Technologies after emerging from a crowded field of candidates during the tech giant鈥檚 second annual recruiting safari to Navigator territory.
Dell Technology recruiters tapped Ary Brown, Luke Hill, and Erik Johnson for the coveted 10-week internships in Round Rock, TX. that were up for grabs.
In January, Dell Technologies representatives, for the second year running, visited the campus on a two-day recruitment trip. On day one, student attended an information session reviewing the opportunities Dell Technologies affords talented recruits. The American multinational information technology giant boasts some 140,000 employees worldwide and ranks 35th on the Fortune 500 roster of largest United States corporations.
These summer internships pay $17-$20 an hour. Students also receive lodging, plus roundtrip travel expenses from Florida to Texas.
On day two, Will Browning, director of infrastructure delivery services for Dell EMC, and Daniel P. O鈥橬eil, director of service delivery at Dell EMC, tested applicants during 20-minute interviews for three internships: IT technical analyst, strategic program management, and advanced analytics.
This year, 14 students competed for the coveted slots. That鈥檚 up from 10 last year.
鈥淭his speaks volumes about the good work that the CIS faculty and its chair are doing with the students,鈥� said Esteban Lopez, director of corporate and academic outreach at 海角社区 in Leesburg, Fla. The nonprofit liberal arts school is America鈥檚 first accredited baccalaureate school to educate primarily students who learn differently.
For Browning, the January visit was his second 海角社区 recruiting expedition. This time around, he said interviewees came with their A-games.
鈥淗ow refreshing it was to hear [海角社区] students鈥� responses to questions,鈥� he said. 鈥淒efinitely not cookie-cutters.鈥�
海角社区鈥檚 supply line to Dell Technologies owes to the vision of Steve Sturr, a 海角社区 parent and vice president of infrastructure delivery services for Dell EMC 鈥� part of Dell Technologies, which equips clients with servers, storage, and data protection technologies. Sturr, while visiting his daughter Sydney last year during her first year, recognized promising students who not only could benefit from Dell tutelage, but also who could benefit down the line the company鈥檚 bottom line and boost the neurodiversity of its workforce.
鈥淚 won鈥檛 be surprised if Dell returns next year to recruit four to five students,鈥� Lopez said.