AT&T is a Campus Forward Award Winner

AT&T Inc. is a diversified, global leader in telecommunications, media and entertainment, and technology. It executes in the market as the first truly modern media company. AT&T has been changing the way people live, work and play for the past 144 years. Throughout its history, AT&T has reinvented itself time and time again—most recently adding WarnerMedia to reshape the world of technology, media and telecommunications. AT&T's incredibly diverse company of more than 250,000 people helps drive the innovation that keeps AT&T at the leading edge of technology and service.

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Building an Innovative and Multi-Faceted Approach to University Recruiting

AT&T is continuously in search of the best emerging talent in their field from institutions across the country. AT&T’s college recruiting team hosts regular virtual events (which have become increasingly important during the pandemic), as well as resume review sessions and panels which allow candidates to hear directly from current AT&T development program employees and recruiters. AT&T also hosts annual capstone events, like the Summer Learning Academy, which gives 20,000 students access to 2 weeks of free STEM curriculum and professional development and the Collegiate Summit, which brings candidates in the pipeline together with executives to discuss AT&T’s future and commitment to DE&I.

Crafting a Standout Candidate Experience

The AT&T College Recruiting Team utilizes a variety of methods to create a positive candidate experience. The team implemented the Virtual Interactive Platform, which connects student job seekers with experts from their field who are leaders at AT&T. This platform not only enables candidates to see how the work in their field, done at AT&T, is making a difference for AT&T’s customers, it also gives them an opportunity to develop their networking skills and receive valuable mentoring. AT&T embraces automation and data visualization software to track key metrics to ensure the best application experience possible, while also regularly conducting surveys to solicit feedback from all applicants.

Moving the Needle on Diversity & Inclusion

Recruiting and retaining a workforce representative of the diversity of AT&T’s customer base is a top priority for the Talent Acquisition and College Recruitment teams. Members of those teams lead relationships for students at HBCUs and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and more than a dozen other groups, like Girls Who Code, Afrotech and Society of Hispanic Engineers. The team also hosts diverse recruitment events such as the HACEMOS sales challenge, HBCU innovation challenge, and SheCounts finance case competition. Employees at AT&T are also encouraged to join any of the numerous Employee Groups and Employee Networks that foster DE&I within our company.

Investing in Impactful Internship Programs

Interns at AT&T are deeply involved in and make significant contributions to meaningful projects that have demonstrated return for the business and deliver on strategic priorities. The time they spend at AT&T enables them to also get valuable access to AT&T’s top current and future leaders – whether that be during “lunch and learns,” innovation challenges or mentoring opportunities. Among the valuable benefits AT&T interns earn is paid time off to volunteer with a community organization of their choice.

Supporting the Growth and Development of Entry-Level Talent

AT&T’s purpose is to create connection – with each other, with what people and businesses need to thrive every day and with the stories and experiences that matter. The college development programs at AT&T are focused on rotations that expose new employees to different business units that broaden an employee’s skillsets and networks. AT&T emphasizes professional development through nanodegrees, soft skills training courses as well as degree partnerships with several prominent colleges and universities across the country and tuition reimbursement programs. AT&T is also committed to employee growth through mentorship programs and employee networks.

Congratulations to the team at AT&T for being selected as one of the winners of RippleMatch's 2022 Campus Forward Awards!

RippleMatch's Campus Forward Awards recognizes the top early career teams and programs in the nation. Through a detailed application process, early career teams shared their approach to recruitment, candidate experience, D&I, and internship & entry-level programming. The programs picked for this award represent the best of the best, selected from applications submitted by campus recruiting teams across industries.

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