Christine’s Internship Experience at nventive
Today, Christine Groux, who was a mobile development intern in Summer and Fall, shares her internship experience at nventive.
- Hello Christine! First, how did you hear about nventive?
Hi, my first contact with nventive was at a networking evening at my university (Polytechnique). A few days later, I talked to Mathieu Fillion, manager of the development team, during a hackathon sponsored by nventive at the Concordia University. Our discussion was pleasant and promising, so I reached to Mathieu on LinkedIn and the internship followed.
- Can you tell me about three key moments during your onboarding when you first arrived at nventive?
Sure! My first key moment was when I met each member of my team. I was very excited to meet my colleagues and they were all very nice. I got several messages offering help or advice, which quickly broke the ice.
Second, it was when the integration training was presented to me: one of the important criteria in looking for an internship, for me, was that I could get a preliminary training and a great learning environment. I chose nventive because they seemed to offer this, and I was very happy to see everything take shape. The training was particularly useful to get an introduction to the company-specific technologies and to familiarize myself with the available technical and human resources to get the most from my internship.
Finally, there was also the first time I went to the office. It was pretty stressful, but everybody was very kind and I quickly recognized faces from the video calls from the days before. It was a friendly welcome!
- What are the top 3 lessons you learned at nventive?
I think in three words, they would be debugging, asking questions, and … cooking!
Debugging: I learned a lot about debugging tools and techniques that apply to both the technologies specific to my project and to programming in general. I think it’s a crucial skill to develop at the start of a career and I am happy about the progress I’ve made in the last months.
Asking questions: In that matter, I was strongly encouraged to ask questions to the members of my team. Considering I usually keep to myself, I was initially a little uncomfortable, but soon realized that when I communicate with others, people are very open, projects tend to progress more quickly, and learning also speeds up. Asking questions about everything isn’t what I advocate for, but this internship definitely brought me to a more balanced approach.
Cooking: I learned in an impromptu manner that, contrary to what my mom would say, I’m not too bad at cooking… For context, nventive organized a team-cohesion day for its employees. At the event, I cooked a well-appreciated tabbouleh that, when paired with my teammates delicious meals, resulted in a victory. This was very surprising since I do not see myself as a cook!
If you are also looking for an internship where you can put your mobile or web-developing skills in practice, apply at nventive now!