Building an Innovative and Multi-Faceted Approach to University Recruiting

With yet another year of virtual recruiting, Box’s early career team ensured every event and interaction was all about bringing value to students. The team not only partnered with a ton of different student groups, as well as schools all over the nation, but they also opened up events to anyone and everyone who was interested in learning and growing themselves. They hosted events all about building soft skills and how to “stand out in a virtual environment”, as well as panel discussions about what it means to start your career in tech and having support and mentorship. Beyond events, the team also invested their time in connecting students with their employee resource communities and encouraging the whole business to get involved – needless to say it was a success!

Crafting a Standout Candidate Experience

The Early Career Recruiting and Programming team at Box strives for a thoughtful, informative, and positive candidate experience for all. It all starts with employment branding and hosting virtual events all about adding and bringing value to students. From there, the team is with candidates every step of the way, constantly sending updates as well as more information on each stage of the interview process, to truly set the candidates up for success and be their advocates. In the end, the team ensures candidates have all the information they need to make a confident decision in (hopefully) joining the Box family!

Moving the Needle on Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging is at the heart of Box’s recruiting and programming for early career talent. They have company-wide initiatives for a “diverse tech pipeline” and it all begins with employment branding. The team partners with HBCUs and HSIs, as well as student groups, to spread the word about opportunities with Box. They also host the Box Business Fellowship each year, bringing in students from underrepresented groups within Tech to come learn all about the business side of how a tech company operates. Each year the team hires these fellows either as interns or new grads throughout the business. This year, the team also introduced their first ever apprenticeship program to bring in people who have not attended a college or university to learn and grow as engineers within the company. These apprentices, as well as all interns and new grads, are treated like full time Boxers and encouraged to truly make an impact in the company.