The student will work with Abano, paid, for 10 weeks at the end of the year, first at its Lumino the Dentists division in Auckland, then for a week at its radiology division there, then for 10 days on the Gold Coast, from where Abano’s Maven Dental Group operates.
The seventh annual internship is worth about $10,000, covering accommodation, flights and includes $5000 cash.
The University of Otago puts forward up to six potential internees for consideration from its Business School, generally in their third or fourth year, doing degrees such as finances, law, information or science.
Abano chief executive Richard Keys interviewed five students last week and said the successful student would have a "taste" and different experiences at each of the three separate divisions, including human resources, finance, marketing and operations.
"They get the opportunity to see all three divisions, they each have different cultures and leadership styles for them to observe," he said.
Last year’s intern, Josephine Tan, completed her studies in commerce in marketing and management as well as a postgraduate diploma of commerce in management, then completed her masters.
She is now working full-time on marketing projects at Lumino, while one of last year’s unsuccessful applicants was doing a shorter internship programme with Abano, in Auckland.
