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Meet Groupon's 2021 [Virtual] Intern Class!

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2021 Interns

In this day and age, there aren’t many chances to be the first person to do something. Unless you’re an undergraduate student joining Groupon for a summer internship in the year 2021…. well, then you get to be part of our first-ever virtual intern cohort!

Groupon University was thrilled to welcome 20 technical interns to an entirely virtual summer internship experience this year. But, even though they were together only via Zoom rooms and Slack, things still looked pretty similar to our traditional internship program. Interns contributed to and owned projects, worked closely with teammates across the organization, and got hands-on with Groupon’s tech stack.

“This was an exceptionally engaged group – from thoughtful outreach and interaction with leaders, to the friend groups they formed, the regional meet-ups they had where possible, and lastly – insightful final presentations about their work,” said Christine Stone, Groupon’s Global Head of PMO.

“It’s clear they worked in material ways with our tech, building on their academic training. They were connected to each other, other Grouponers, and our business. I’m thrilled to have this talented pipeline complete their academics and return to us.”

The intern planning team also gave interns a crash course on how to Grab Life by the Groupon through several virtual events, like escape rooms, mug-cake baking class, office olympics, and games and trivia. Lunch and learns, vertical and cross-company mentorships, and company-wide all hands were also part of the experience, rounding out interns’ 12 weeks on #TeamGroupon.

So what was life really like for our first-ever virtual intern class? We sat down with them to get their thoughts, opinions, and impressions. Check out their answers below!

TALK TO ME ABOUT YOUR PROJECT…CAN YOU SHARE SOME OF WHAT YOU WORKED ON DURING YOUR 12 WEEKS AT GROUPON?

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE VIRTUAL EVENT?

LAST QUESTION. THE PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW: WHAT SURPRISED YOU MOST ABOUT GROUPON’S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM?

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