Training and Development Intern

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company—and Forbes has named us one of the Fastest-Growing Technology Companies in America. We fast-track our customers’ digital advantage—and you can fast-track your career by joining us!

At Equinix, we celebrate our differences and are proud of the inclusive, innovative culture at the heart of our success. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that’s at the heart of our core company values.

Opportunities at Equinix

The Equinix Summer Internship Program offers wide-ranging opportunities in within the Finance organization. Spend your time gaining practical work experience and learning from some of the sharpest minds in the industry. Work in a culture that thrives on innovation and delivering results, while building solid relationships with industry leaders, and fellow students from around the country.

Overview Of Function, Team And The Role

The successful candidate will be offered the opportunity to shadow and assist GOA instructional design staff. We are looking for individuals with excellent organizational, written, and oral communication skills. They should also be skilled with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. The ideal candidate can do accurate, detailed work, closely follow processes, is creative, and has a strong desire to produce very relevant work that helps with specific job tasks. Additional skills with Photoshop or Illustrator are a plus.

The Global Operations Academy (GOA) is responsible for providing training to enable Equinix Operations employees to serve customers. There are over 5,000 Operations employees across the globe, and most of them work in our data centers doing technical jobs. They rely on the GOA to help teach them the knowledge and skills they need for their jobs.

Summer Project

What you will be doing (Responsibilities/Tasks)

• Gathering documents, videos, images, and web site links to support training products
• Reviewing and testing eLearning courses
• Reviewing documents to support training
• Creating training roadmaps/flowcharts for learners
• Creating graphics and images for training
• Conducting research on business challenges, environment, and learners
• Creating content for courses: text and images
• Writing instructional design documents
• Working on real-life projects that will add true value and have a big impact on our business
• Opportunity to network and collaborate with other interns across the globe
• Take part of our summer programme with executive speaker series, networking events, shark tank project presentations and much more!

Potential Projects

• Data center technician training creation
• Data center engineer training creation

Who You Are (Requirements/Qualifications)

• Must be currently enrolled in an accredited university/college, in your penultimate year of your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree studies ideally in Instructional Design or Learning Experience BA
• Available to work full-time between for the duration of the Summer Internship Programme (May to August or June to September)
• Ability to work independently, collaboratively, and effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, business proficiency in English
• Ability to create accurate reports, deliver presentations, and share information and ideas with others
• Analytically driven and detail-oriented, with working knowledge of Microsoft Office Package and aptitude to learn new software
• Strong writing samples
• Strong instructional design document samples

Equinix is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

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