From Application to Impact: Maximising Your Tech Internship Experience

Looking to secure a tech internship and make the most of the opportunity when you do? This practical workshop is designed to help you navigate the competitive tech internship landscape with greater confidence and purpose.

Learn how to strengthen your resume, optimise your LinkedIn profile, and build meaningful professional connections that can help you stand out to recruiters and hiring managers. Through actionable insights and real-world examples, you will gain a deeper understanding of what employers look for during the internship recruitment process and how to position your experiences effectively.

Beyond the application stage, this workshop will also explore how to maximise your internship experience. Discover strategies for building strong workplace relationships, communicating professionally, taking initiative, and contributing meaningfully within your team. You will learn how to translate everyday internship responsibilities into impactful achievements that can strengthen your future applications, interviews, and career prospects.

By the end of the session, you will be equipped with practical tools and strategies to approach tech internships more strategically, from securing opportunities to creating lasting impact during your internship journey.

Who should attend:

• Undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in pursuing tech internships
• Students preparing resumes and LinkedIn profiles for internship applications
• Students looking to maximise their internship experience and build their future career

This is a pre-event workshop for NUS Career Fest 2026.

Speaker(s)

Jeremy Briggs
Global University Recruiting Lead, The Trade Desk

Jeremy leads Global University Recruiting at The Trade Desk, overseeing early careers hiring across Engineering, Sales, and Business teams in more than 10 countries. Passionate about helping students launch successful careers, Jeremy has spent years designing internship and graduate programmes and partnering with leaders to identify and develop future talent. Having reviewed thousands of applications and worked with candidates around the world, he brings a unique insider perspective on what employers look for and how students can stand out in today's competitive job market.

The Trade Desk is a global advertising technology company that helps brands and agencies plan, buy, and optimize digital advertising across channels such as display, video, audio, and connected TV. It uses data-driven, programmatic technology to improve ad performance and audience targeting at scale.

Register by 25 August 2026.
(Registration will close once all slots are filled)