In this episode of In Query, we discuss high school internships, Technovation Girls and side projects with Hannah Du. Hannah is a Grade 12 student at Colonel By Secondary School in the IB Program. Tune in to hear her experience finding internships at Nokia Tech Labs and IIeTTonna as a high school student.

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Hannah’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahdu/

Technovation: https://technovationchallenge.org/

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0:00 - Intro

High School

3:32 - What is the IB program?

5:28 - What sort of extracurricular activities do you partake in?

7:42 - What does your day-to-day schedule look like?

9:06 - Do you have any tips for other students?

Journey into Technology

10:36 - How did you discover your interest in tech?

13:06 - How did you put together your project at Technovation?

18:02 - Roles of the mentors at Technovation.

19:29 - How did you get involved at IIeTTonna?

Nokia Tech Labs

20:18 - What was the application process for Nokia?

23:35 - What did you do at Nokia?

25:12 - What was your technical toolkit?

25:53 - Did you learn these skills on the job?

27:01 - Do you have any advice for high school students looking to find part time jobs in tech?

28:04 - Any advice for students who are looking to take the tech route?

29:16 - Conclusion