As summer draws to a close, we say a grateful goodbye to our incredible #interns. R2 is rolling into customers’ driveways and our interns…
As summer draws to a close, we say a grateful goodbye to our incredible #interns. R2 is rolling into customers’ driveways and our interns were part of getting it there. Twelve weeks is a short term, yet the impact…
Why this matters for talent
Intern wrap-up posts tied to a vehicle actually reaching customers are a decent proxy for program health, because companies do not celebrate intern cohorts on programs that are behind. R2 moving into customer driveways shifts Rivian's demand toward manufacturing, quality, and service roles and away from pre-production engineering. It is also a reminder that Rivian's intern funnel is a real path in, and the company carries several hundred openings on the mobility board.
Read the original LinkedIn post. Curated by Larry Sherwood Jr. from company announcements; analysis above is my own.