Talent To The Word
In the context of room for talent and the importance of time and attention for young people in the XR world, of course nothing is less fitting than to let our interns themselves have their say. That is why today we are talking to Aafke van Roon and Wessel Bus, two of our Junior Talents who would like to share what they find important in an internship or graduate program.
A SENSE OF TOGETHERNESS
Aafke van Roon(Game Artist at the Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht) and Wessel Bus(E-commerce Designer at the Media College Amsterdam) are both4th year students. When we ask them what they are looking for in an internship, it is striking how close the answers are to each other, despite their different backgrounds.
NORMS AND VALUES AS A GUIDE TO FINDING AN INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT
Also when you look at the norms and values that both students find important behind the scenes at a good learning/working company, we see a lot of similarities. Room to develop on a personal and professional level are practically a condition that an internship must meet. It is therefore not surprising that wishes regarding internships often connect to open communication, personal support and the possibility to improve in a certain field; an Intrinsic motivation that is fed by the working conditions and space to develop yourself.
INTRINSIC MOTIVATION AS A KICKSTARTER FOR GROWTH
From that intrinsic motivation, you see that development and growth actually follow naturally. And that’s great, because it also means for our senior developers that the workflow remains a well-oiled machine and everyone can keep each other sharp; a two-way interaction. After all, an intern on the shop floor is nothing less than a mirror … a mirror with talent!
ACCESSIBILITY OPENS DOORS
Something we are very proud of at StudioXR is the fact that we are perceived as an open and accessible team. As we mentioned earlier, we think open and clear communication both inside and outside the team is something very important. After all, communication is the doorway through which everyone comes in. When we ask our Junior Talents how they view this, this is further confirmed.