This week on The Internship Show, Parker talks with Akua Okyere, Internship Program Lead at Danaher. Akua has been with Danaher for seven years. She runs the internship program and manages the company’s university partnerships, so she knows what students can expect.
In this episode:
- What the Danaher internship looks like, and why it offers “the best of both worlds”: the resources of a global leader, plus hands-on work inside one operating company
- A day in the life of a Danaher intern, from analyzing data and working in a lab to supporting product launches and joining global projects with teams in Poland and China
- A software engineering intern who went from summer intern to part-time during the school year, then to full-time. He’s now back at career fairs recruiting the next class.
- Akua’s application advice: be authentic, research the operating companies, don’t underestimate your school projects, and show how you approach challenges
Her main message for listeners: Danaher interns aren’t there to shadow someone for the summer. They’re there to contribute, and their work matters.