A Report on Google's IT Career and Skill Development Programs

This report examines Google's approach to fostering IT career and skill development among aspiring technology professionals. It delves into Google's internship programs, including Software Engineering, Engineering Practicum, Summer Trainee Engineering Program, User Experience Program, and Hardware Engineering internships, highlighting their role in providing practical experience and problem-solving skills. Furthermore, the report explores Google-sponsored programs like the Information Technology Residency Program, Summer Institute for Computer Science, Engineering Residency, the AI Program, and Summer of Code, emphasizing their contribution to enhancing employee potential and career advancement. The conclusion underscores Google's commitment to offering comprehensive training and development opportunities, making it a desirable destination for students and experienced professionals in the IT sector.

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Executive Summary:
The report aims to discuss about a certain technology firm and its approaches to developing
careers of students aspiring to commence careers in technology industry. A specific firm will be
chosen and a study will be performed regarding the development programs the firm has
arranged. The usefulness of the training programs will be discussed in the report and as a result,
the proper structure of a technical career will be presented. The report will provide specific
segments explaining the several features a student can go through to build a strong initiation of
one’s career.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:........................................................................................................................3
Google Internships:..............................................................................................................4
Software Engineering:.....................................................................................................4
Engineering Practicum:...................................................................................................4
Summer Trainee Engineering Program:..........................................................................4
User Experience Program:...............................................................................................5
Internship for Hardware Engineering:.............................................................................5
Google Sponsored Programs:..............................................................................................5
Information Technology Residency Program:.................................................................5
Summer Institute for Computer Science:........................................................................6
Engineering Residency:...................................................................................................6
The AI Program:..............................................................................................................6
Summer of Code:.............................................................................................................6
Conclusion:..........................................................................................................................7
Reference:............................................................................................................................8

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Introduction:
Students pursuing a technical or engineering study are most likely to end up seeking
opportunities to get into the technical world. The main idea that circulates around the technology
aspirants is that getting the effective opportunity that can open gates to the technical career
growth; students look for jobs that can provide them enough knowledge that will help them
tackle challenges and also, there should be sufficient growth opportunities, as these growth
scopes attract aspiring students more.
Tending to all the possible requirements of a technical career, Google Inc. is one of the
ultimate destinations for students from technology background. Google provides efficient
training and development programs to help fresh graduates find the jobs that suit them best.
When a student or a graduate is hired by the firm, the development programs will help the
individual explore the possibilities and potentials within (Careers.google.com, 2017). Through
the training arrangements, Google helps an employee understand the problem solving approaches
better.
There are abundant opportunities for the growth of an employee. At Google, an employee
is presented with various scopes and positions available that value experience and dedication.
Gaining experience will present employees to be moved to specific job roles with high
responsibilities.
Google has always offered excellent internship programs to help students all over the
world take the first step to an outstanding career track (Careers.google.com, 2017). The company
also offers sponsored programs that include coding competitions to find productive coders,
summer programs, residency programs etc.

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Google Internships:
Google provides various internship programs that are of immense help for the people
who aspire to begin their careers in technology industry (Maertz Jr, Stoeberl and Marks 2014).
While in the internship period, people will be exposed to various trainings to make them
understand the problems that users go through and they will have to come up with ideas to
effectively reduce problems in the services (Carter et al. 2016). The problem solving
characteristics are developed at an early stage during the internship.
Software Engineering:
It is the field where a broad variety of skills are required to train and develop. This
category of internship is available all over the globe for people who may be undergraduate or
graduate or PhD candidates (Ghaderi et al. 2015). This internship category specifies in
developing skills to tackle intensive challenges.
Engineering Practicum:
Google provides training for undergraduate students who are pursuing their study (Yee,
Abdullah and Nawi 2017). These students are presented with great opportunities to display their
passion by tackling engineering problems.
Summer Trainee Engineering Program:
This is the internship program devised to provide excellent problem tackling tasks for
students who are not in North America (Barron et al. 2015). With the help of this program,
students from different regions can get a chance to test their abilities.

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User Experience Program:
People with essential experience in the fields valued by Google are welcome to join
Google by means of this internship program (Ghaderi et al. 2015). People who have worked in
different fields can have several valuable qualities such as leadership, management etc. Google
offers an internship program for these people to enhance their skill and utilize them in helping
Google provide excellent service to its users.
Internship for Hardware Engineering:
Students from the technical background who are interested in working with hardware can
avail this internship program. Students will be provided with excellent tasks like designing
networks and physical handling of the technologies involved in the company (Ghaderi et al.
2015). This will help aspiring students grow at a rapid rate in order to achieve their goals.
Google Sponsored Programs:
To address career growth and skill development, Google offers several sponsored
programs. These programs are effectively designed to bring out the potentials in employees
(Perna et al. 2015). Students studying in the colleges are approached with coding programs
online to hone their skills and to inspire them. The various programs are given below:
Information Technology Residency Program:
ITRP provides the means to individuals to boost their career in technology industry.
Working in the technical support field, it can broaden an employee’s knowledge, which will help
in pursuing IT career in future.

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Summer Institute for Computer Science:
Students who have recently graduated from school and want to work at a technical firm
can be inspired by attending summer schooling for computer science (Perna et al. 2015). It will
help them in a great deal as in exploring their technical skills, testing their reasoning power,
evaluating their approach to problem resolution etc. It will give them an overview of the
industrial working structure.
Engineering Residency:
Engineering Residency is an effective program for the college students looking to get into
the IT industry soon. The students will be given a few engineering problems and students will
get to evaluate their skills in problem solving by presenting their approaches to them.
The AI Program:
People having experience in computer science can be presented with the opportunity to
undergo this AI program. Research teams will be arranged including the PhD candidates of
mathematics, statistics and computer science (Lu et al. 2017). This program is allocated duration
of one year and it will include thorough research, which will prove to be an excellent opportunity
for career growth.
Summer of Code:
Summer of Code is an outstanding sponsored program by Google, which invites students
from various universities to join teams under several chosen mentors and work on projects that
are open-source in nature.

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Conclusion:
For students pursuing engineering and technology as major and for the employees who
are experienced in technology field are welcome at Google. Google is one of the most successful
software giants that offer great training and development programs. At Google, attractive
internship programs are offered to help aspiring students figure out their goals and take proper
step towards starting their careers. Internship programs are held all over the world to elucidate
the knowledge of the student community in approaching the IT problems. The sponsored
programs arranged by Google are quite excellent as they cover different categories of
development and growth opportunities to help employees enhance their career progress.
Therefore, the strategy and planning adapted by Google are extremely accurate in delivering the
correct preview of the IT industry to inspire the future.

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