So here at Telius spring was on its way and our
thoughts turned to growing and nurturing things.
The talk in the office was about how do young people
get started in technology these days when there are already so many unemployed
people who are experienced.
Was it chance or was it providence then that our Sales
and Communications team was approached by a friend to say to say they knew of a
student who would value a placement with a technology company for the summer?
And so Mark Webber a 2nd year University student joined us for placement
for the summer, check him out at http://www.telius.co.uk/about.php#meet_the_team
So where’s the value for Mark and for us? The overhead
in volunteer management must be huge I hear you say? Is it someone to make the
tea?
Well it goes like this. The business of technology
moves fast. We, the core workers need to constantly develop and improve our
skills and knowledge to ensure we keep our competitive edge but still do the
day to day stuff. So it’s a skill exchange. The student learns how the business
is run day to day; what it means to
build one and watches how the employed people work their roles. The employed
people share their knowledge of how they do things and in return get a willing
pair of hands, freeing them up for research and development time. Asynchrony
working at its best!
Mark has added value by bringing a fresh pair of eyes
and new ideas to the business. He in his own words thought he would be the tea
maker. Not so, he has his own project along learning the tips of the trade; a
trial sales campaign that had been sitting on the back plane awaiting someone
to process it. We are confident that it will be a success and will certainly be
good for Mark to add to his CV.
We can make our own tea!
And a word from Mark ‘Working with Telius has really
opened my eyes, not just through the vast amount I have learnt about how a
business runs but also of the fact that my skills are truly valued by other
members of the team. It has given me an opportunity to contribute positively
and valuably and produce things I am truly proud of.
It’s a good job that I’m not making the tea, I make a
dreadful cup of tea.'