Pictured from left to right: Carli Wilson, Anthony Zaccardelli, Drew Roberts, Ethan Berenbaum, Adam Skerl, Jacob Rokop, Alex Reed, Zach Demmary and Brittany Poholarz.
Day Two: Meet Belden's ECLP The second day of the Internship Capstone introduces our interns to Belden's Early Career Leadership Program (ECLP). Instead of hiring young professionals for a specific position straight out of college, we take a different approach: We train them to become leaders through a fast-paced, versatile program that exposes them to all areas of our business. The three-year program gives graduates a wide variety of involvement in several functional areas: finance, operations, marketing, R&D, HR, etc. During each rotation, participants gain real-world, hands-on experiences through day-to-day tasks, special projects and training opportunities. Interns speak with past and present ECLP participants to find out what they think of the program, and they get to ask senior leaders questions about career progression and life after college. After that, each intern gets a chance to practice their presentation. To celebrate the end of a successful day, we take interns, intern managers and Indianapolis leaders out for a fun-filled dinner. "This year's interns were great!" says Holly Keller, director of marketing communications for industrial markets at Belden. "I had the opportunity to get to know the Indianapolis interns pretty well over the summer, so it was nice to hear what they learned and what they want for their futures. I hope to see many of them back full-time in the ECLP!" Day Three: Show Us What You Know The third and final day is always a big one: Each intern presents for 12 minutes, followed by a three-minute Q&A session with managers and leaders. They report on what they did and learned over the summer, explain interesting findings they uncovered during their time at Belden and make recommendations to our senior leadership, their managers and peers. We listen with open minds to what they say, taking it to heart and doing whatever we can to improve based on what they experience. "I had the opportunity to sit on a Q&A panel with the Indianapolis and Richmond interns at the end of the internship period," says Mariel Oettinger, channel marketing specialist at Belden. "The interns asked thoughtful questions about what it's like to work at Belden and what [we] have learned about leadership and career development. It was interesting to reflect on these topics and hear the perspectives of fellow panelists in different parts of the business. I believe the interns walked away with some great nuggets of advice on how to begin building a rewarding career." This year's summer interns did an outstanding job, and we wish them the best in their future endeavors! (And if your company doesn't have an internship program, we highly recommend it!)Attachments
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