Freddie Mac is a Campus Forward Award Winner

Building an Innovative and Multi-Faceted Approach to University Recruiting

Through this everchanging landscape of University Recruiting, Freddie Mac has worked to be at the forefront of this evolution. During the Summer 2020, they continued with their intern recruitment and program by shifting to be all virtual. This allowed for managers and interns alike to keep the experience they so deserved. With the implementation of a new CRM, Freddie Mac began hosting school-agnostic events open to all to learn more about who they are as a company and the opportunities they have available. Knowing that there was great talent outside of their local universities, Freddie Mac began investing in diverse external partners to host resume workshops and information sessions to bring awareness to their opportunities to students that normally would not have learned of their programs.

Crafting a Standout Candidate Experience

The University Recruiting team at Freddie Mac recognizes that students have many competing demands and responsibilities. Their team doesn't want to make finding a job an additional stress for them. Their team of three works hard to make sure their candidate's have a good experience with Freddie Mac starting from application through their entire career journey. Some of the practices they employ are providing detailed understanding of their recruitment process including timeframes, expectations and resources to help them exceed. Freddie Mac also ensures that there is constant communication between them and all candidates, so students are aware of where they are within the process. If a student ever has a question, the University team works to find the best person to answer that question whether it it is one of them, a hiring manager, program lead or executive.

Moving the Needle on Diversity & Inclusion

Investing in diverse, early-career talent is one of the best ways to increase diversity across a company. Freddie Mac recognizes the value of diverse talent and is passionate in finding new ways bring awareness to their opportunities. In the last few years, their University team has expanded their outreach to HBCUs, HSIs and women's colleges. They have also focused on creating development programs with select HBCUs and external diverse partners to teach the importance of credit and home-buying to early-career talent. Once onboarded, Freddie Mac prioritizes offering their interns and analysts opportunities to join business resource groups, mentorships and more.

Investing in Impactful Internship Programs

At Freddie Mac, their internship programs allow students to have the opportunity to explore what they are interested in and where they see their career upon graduation. They have the opportunity to participate in enrichment opportunities such as executive speaking series, company-wide events, networking opportunities, lunch and learns and more. It is also key to Freddie Mac that their interns get real hands-on work experience. Students get to take what they are learning at school and apply it to real-world practices. These experiences best position interns to then be offered a full-time position upon graduation with a more than 90% return offer acceptance rate.

Supporting the Growth and Development of Entry-Level Talent

It is important for any company to invest in their early-career talent and position them for best success. At Freddie Mac, they start from day one with comprehensive, multiday onboarding starting from the corporate level through to their division. Their Analyst programs include rotational and mentorship programs. Before Analysts start, they receive a buddy who is a part of the program to answer any questions they have and introduce them to Freddie Mac. Their program leads support them throughout their time throughout the program to then help in finding them a new role once they graduate the program.

Congratulations to the team at Freddie Mac 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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