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Even though tech is a relatively new industry, it does have historical barriers of entry for emerging talent, including socio-economic factors like college education and access to resources. Therefore, recruiting diverse talent in the tech ecosystem can be especially difficult. As the industry continues to grow here in Central Indiana and companies seek ways to […]

Thoughts on a summer like no other from student leaders Every year in the Xtern program the TechPoint Team selects a handful of students to serve as Xtern Leaders. Their purpose is to create meaningful and intentional opportunities, strengthen communication lines and keep a close pulse on overall engagement and sentiment throughout Xtern’s ten-week program.  […]

Find out how your organization can motivate employees to play their role in the team.  As humans, we like to maintain the “it won’t happen to us” mentality. Maybe it makes it easier to sleep at night, but you know what would really keep you awake: a ransomware attack. Think about it, everyone goes through the motions of cybersecurity training. You are sent multiple phishing […]

The unprecedented events of 2020 revealed gaps in consumer services and infrastructure that were either unknown or under-appreciated until the pandemic forced them to the fore. For example, grocery delivery and pick-up company Instacart seemed like a solution in search of a problem that was losing $25 million a month prior to the pandemic. In […]

With the 2021 Xtern program having come to a close, we take time to reflect on the unique summer internship experiences of 150 top performing college students from across the country. These promising young tech and business skilled students have overcome many challenges during the past year-and-a-half, and have now come out of their 10-week […]

This summer, 12 Indianapolis technology groups joined forces for the Third Annual Indy Tech Gives, a social fundraising campaign to raise donations for central Indiana charities. Participants compete as individuals and teams, raising funds for the benefiting charity selected by their company. This approach to corporate social responsibility unites employees around a common goal and […]

Tech companies across the globe are rethinking where, how and even if they plan to reopen or establish an office post-pandemic. Online real estate company Zillow Group referred to this decision-making process as the “Great Reshuffling,” but the geographic broadening of the tech sector to include more flexibility for work-from-home and remote work was already […]

The pandemic changed a lot in 2020 and as companies recalibrate their operations, that includes re-thinking their internship program. After a lost year of opportunities, students will be seeking impactful, real-world work experiences and companies will be anxious to rebuild this invaluable talent pipeline. As your organization reassesses its intern development program, here are a […]