Students learning about tech jobs and products

In mid-May, a group of 3rd year students from Varazdin’s Faculty of Organisation and Informatics (FOI) completed their internship in our organization.

They got to know our company, products and 5 typical job roles in the IT industry. The 21-year-olds did a great job developing a simple Angular-based web application, which was the final step of their 40-hour internship at Emil Frey Digital. 

Our employees Tomica Pogorelc, Jurica Martinčević, Robert Burić, Martin Lacko and Tadej Vujević told them more about EFD, about the Swiss group of which we are a part, and about the digital products we develop. 

We hosted job shadowing for the positions of Product owner, Scrum master, Frontend and Backend developer and Quality assurance tester.

-We are proud of this outstanding group of students! They were attentive and observant, asking relevant questions. They were eager to solve the final assignment and we noticed some enviable skills in debugging, too. There’s good reason to believe that they will use their future career opportunities well, mentors said.

We also asked youngsters what the experience was like for them. This is what they said:

-Job shadowing allowed me to better understand the dynamics of working in IT. I found teamwork and cooperation very stimulating. Colleagues and lecturers were professional and friendly. This internship strengthened my self-confidence and opened up new perspectives. Now I have a clearer vision of my career and I feel ready for future challenges. I would recommend to other students to take the opportunity to intern at EFD. It was exceptional! (Tomislav M.)

-I gained practical experience and saw the range of work that goes with each position. Thanks to the mentoring and support of colleagues who were extremely hospitable, I feel more confident about my decisions and the direction in which I intend to develop my career. (Filip S.)

-The atmosphere was always relaxed. They are open and approachable, I could always ask questions and dive deeper into what I was interested in. My internship at EFD influenced how I think about my future career in IT. (Josip B.)

-At the end, we had an interesting team assignment in which we used some of the acquired knowledge. I like that we got feedback and advice for our assignment. Overall, the experience was extremely interesting and useful. (Leon R.)

We wish them all the success in their future IT careers!