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The Pillars of an Award-Winning Program
GSK was selected as a 2024 Campus Forward Award Winner for their unwavering commitment to seeking out and hiring early career talent and investments in nurturing and retaining the next generation of diverse talent. Please see below for the highlights of their approach to early career recruitment.
Multi-Faceted and Thoughtful Approach to University Recruitment
The Early Talent team at GSK works to ensure a completely inclusive recruitment process, and strives to be as transparent and as helpful along the process for candidates. In addition to attending on-site and virtual career fairs at a variety of schools (including HBCUs and HSIs), GSK has implemented a school agnostic virtual strategy to set students and grads up for success through their "Career Readiness Bootcamp" series of webinars and workshops. GSK is dedicated to not only show up once a year at career fairs, but to offer value and skills to interested candidates, thus implementing a quarterly series of sessions for all students nationwide. Once applied, GSK offers webinars to keep candidates warm and informed on the process moving forward--up until their start date and beyond.
Standout Candidate Experience
In addition to their webinar efforts, GSK has implemented a tool called "Connectr" which invites interested candidates to register their interest for their selected program of interest. Once signed up, candidates can experience the World of GSK through modules, fun facts, and the ability to connect directly with a mentor to ask questions and get advice 24/7. This allows GSK to keep interested candidates updated and involved in the process from start to finish--whether they decide to apply to a role or not.
Impactful Internship Program
At GSK, interns are involved in impactful work and projects contributing to the overall success of GSK. Interns are given the opportunity to contribute to work groups, where their ideas are just as valued and considered as seasoned colleagues. At the end of the assignment, GSK offers interns the opportunity to present their work to business leaders to showcase their contribution to GSK during their internship. This gives students experience with presentation skills, as well as the confidence to return to school knowing they were part of an inclusive and impactful team. GSK provides all interns the opportunity for development, by organizing lunch and learns with business leaders, skills-building webinar sessions, office hour sessions with the Early Talent team, and team-building sessions. GSK allows interns the introduction to what life is like as a full-time GSK employee, and strives to pipeline talent from the intern program to direct entry roles.