Medallia Blog

On October 16th and 17th, 2008, Juan Pablo Dellarroquelle, Medallia’s VP of Engineering, flew to Argentina to attend a career fair at ITBA - Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Institute of Technology). Formally a student at the university, he was now there to recruit students for full-time and internship opportunities in Medallia’s Engineering Department.

Being the new kids on the block, Medallia representatives spoke to about 30 students in all over the two days that the fair was held. “The first day was a bit slow,” said Juan Pablo. “Only a few students knew about us attending the fair." As word spread, more and more students became interested in the opportunity of being part of an elite team of developers that is building an actual product - right in the heart of Silicon Valley.

The door has been opened…

Recruiting students at local universities as well as those abroad is something that Medallia strives to do. With the help of Juan Pablo and a few fellow Argentines, Medallia looks forward to returning to ITBA next year to recruit more world class students, and is also hoping to build a lasting relationship with the institution. Juan Pablo concluded, ”I believe this is a great opportunity for us to attract great talent, and for students to gain unique work and cultural experience in the U.S.”