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The Pillars of an Award-Winning Program
Guidehouse was selected as a 2023 Campus Forward Award Winner for their unwavering commitment to seeking out and hiring early career talent, their emphasis on diversity & inclusion, and investments in nurturing and retaining the next generation of talent. Please see below for the highlights of their approach to early career recruitment.
Demonstrated Investment in Early Career Hiring
Guidehouse is creating a new type of consultancy that brings together a wide array of skills and talents, cultures and communities, clients, and challenges to inspire early career talent and help build a brighter future with clients. In pursuit of this goal, all Guidehouse business segments hire interns and early career full-time hires, and this strategy is central to how Guidehouse supports its clients. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Guidehouse not only maintained its intern and early career hiring efforts but also significantly expanded its Summer Internship Program and campus-level hiring year-over-year. The organization offers a highly collaborative hybrid work environment, encouraging early career hires to learn, share ideas, and make an impact with their teams and clients.
Innovative and Multi-Faceted Approach to University Recruitment
The Campus Recruiting team at Guidehouse is passionate about recruiting the next generation of future leaders. To kick off the recruiting season, the team leveraged the RippleMatch Events platform and created a series of virtual events open to students at any university. Prospective candidates were able to “Get to Know Guidehouse” and interact with a panel of early career hires before diving into subsequent Spotlight Sessions highlighting career opportunities and the day-in-the-life experiences in Guidehouse industry and business segments. The Campus team also works strategically with a network of universities, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HCBUs) and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), to deepen relationships and position the organization as an employer of choice. In addition, the Campus team guides internal staff to foster connectivity with students and alumni networks across the globe. Focusing recruiting efforts on both the micro and macro levels allows the team to ensure early career talent from any university can pursue a career at Guidehouse.
Overarching Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
At Guidehouse, inclusion, diversity, and equality are at the core of the organization. Guidehouse’s unwavering commitment to these values spans across its work and is central to its impact worldwide. Motivated by these values, the Campus Recruiting team built relationships across a broad network of universities, including HBCUs and HSIs, to broaden access to a career in consulting. Partnerships with student organizations include NSBE at Penn State University, Women in Politics at Indiana University, NABA at Howard University, the University Health Careers Club at Spelman College, and the Black Public Health Students at Emory University. More broadly, Guidehouse leverages RippleMatch technology to match job opportunities with students from academic programs and backgrounds across the country, creating a more diverse candidate slate. The Guidehouse Campus team also held a virtual event where members of the Black Inclusion Network shared insights on the transition from the HBCU academic environment to working in the consulting industry.
Impactful Internship Program
Guidehouse’s Internship Programs offer the leaders of tomorrow a robust experience to launch their professional careers. In 2021, 90% of 2021 summer interns received offers to join Guidehouse full-time following graduation. The mission of the Guidehouse Internship Program is to staff interns on real-world projects, showcase the inclusive and diverse Guidehouse culture, and provide interns with a meaningful experience in the consulting industry. Guidehouse Internship programs are built upon a foundation of engagement and learning and development. Interns develop and upskill from day one through a combination of instructor-led courses, an extensive e-learning platform, a speaker series, and staff panels featuring former interns and experienced leaders. Guidehouse also presents interns with unique access to buddies, peers, and leaders at all levels of the organization through collaborative group capstone projects and social activities to build community and expand their networks.
Growth and Development of the Next Generation of Talent
Guidehouse focuses on fostering individual career pathways where programs, benefits, and initiatives enable employees to succeed and thrive both personally and professionally. The organization utilizes a career framework that serves as a roadmap and offers insight into direction and career mobility for all levels of the organization. Recent graduates and entry-level hires work on projects that expose them to the diverse capabilities of Guidehouse professionals – creating learning experiences at every turn. Guidehouse employees are presented with a myriad of rich professional development opportunities ranging from business development workshops, cross-practice client opportunities, executive coaching, advanced certifications, and continuing education supported by a tuition reimbursement program. To cultivate community and inclusion, new hires are highly encouraged to join Guidehouse’s Inclusion & Diversity Program, which is comprised of seven inclusion networks: PanAsian, Black, Latinx, OPEN (LGBTQ), Women, Veterans, and Young Professionals. Guidehouse looks for the best ways to help team members at all levels pioneer a successful way forward.