Interview with Santa Clara HQ Lead Intern, Christopher Daniels
Over the next couple of months, Veritas is welcoming interns to its summer session. At Veritas, interns have the opportunity to immerse themselves in their assigned business group; from participating in daily meetings to engaging the decision-making process on ongoing projects, interns from the Veritas University Program become a rich part of our company from day one. As a part of Veritas University, each office selects a lead intern. This year we had the pleasure of sitting down with our Santa Clara HQ lead intern, Christopher Daniels. In his #VtasNextGen interview, he shares his passion for managing intellectual property, and how this ultimately led him to pursue an internship with #TeamVtas. Santa Clara HQ Lead Intern, Christopher Daniels Richelle: What college do you attend? Christopher: I currently attend Florida State University and am set to graduate in Fall 2019. Richelle: What's your major? Christopher: I’m majoring in political science and business. I do enjoy the legal field and have some background in that area. Richelle: Why Veritas? Christopher: I actually wanted to be an intellectual property lawyer and I know that Veritas handles a lot of intellectual property in general. Over time, I transitioned from wanting to work in the legal industry to working more so in the IT industry. Veritas was the perfect fit for me. Richelle: What will you be focusing on this summer? Christopher: I’ll be primarily working in data management regarding compensation, benefits, and termination. I’m looking forward to a great summer! It’s going to be a lot of Excel spreadsheets—that just sounds great! Richelle: What are your goals for this summer? Christopher: I’m hoping to gain even higher proficiency in Excel and potentially a full-time offer – I would love to be a part of #TeamVtas! This is a great area, a great company to work for and I just love it here.Welcome, Veritas University Summer 2019 interns
In June, Veritas welcomed its Summer 2019 intern class to Veritas University—the company’s long-standing internship program. Veritas University was designed to provide insight into a broad selection of business groups at Veritas—from engineering to product development to solutions marketing. #VtasNextGen will have the opportunity to collaborate with #TeamVtas on personal projects in their respective areas of study, as well as work alongside Veritas leaders to gain the skills associated with navigating the day-to-day realities of an industry leading technology company. Here’s to a compelling, productive summer as a part of #LifeAtVeritas on #VtasNextGen!#VtasNextGen participates in HRO volunteer effort
On July 3, a collection of #VtasNextGen interns from our Heathrow office participated in an Interns Give Back event at Harvest Time International. The volunteers helped the organization sort through clothing for local families. When the event concluded, I had the chance to sit with lead intern, Jessica Elek, to speak with her about the event: Elias: Have you participated in a volunteering activity such as this in the past? Jessica: Yes, I’ve done a beach trash collection in the past during middle school as a part of the Save The Earth club. Elias: Why did the interns participate? Jessica: This was one of our bucket list items – to do a community give-back event. Elias: Why would you recommend community give-back events like this? Jessica: I would recommend this type of community event for everyone. Contributing to families and individuals in need helps you appreciate what you have and gives you a greater sense of community. Elias: What do you like about the Veritas Intern Program, or #VtasNextGen as we call it? Jessica: The Veritas Intern Program is fabulous. It’s given me a well-rounded career experience over the past month, and I’ve been able to do more than just the intern position I was hired for. To hear more from our Heathrow Office Lead intern, Jessica, check out her VOX account: @jessicaelek Jessica Elek, Sarah Crabtree, Saniya Islam, Lya Cortez pictured (in order left to right)
