Recognized for Excellence
Medtronic received a Campus Forward Award for Excellence in Early Career Recruitment Strategy and Excellence in Candidate Experience.
This award celebrates the team’s strong dedication to fostering forward-thinking campus recruiting programs that convert top student talent, and championing a standout candidate experience with authentic branding and transparent communication. See below for the highlights of their innovative approach to early career.
Excellence in Early Career Recruitment Strategy
The Emerging Talent & Careers team at Medtronic takes an innovative, data-driven approach to sourcing and recruiting early-career talent that balances scale, equity, and experience. Using a hybrid recruitment model, the team combines targeted on-campus engagement at priority universities with a school-agnostic national strategy through virtual events, digital campaigns, diversity career conferences, and early outreach programs that engage students well before they apply. Strategic partnerships with organizations such as SHPE, SWE, NSBE, and AISES expand access to talent from different geographies, disciplines, and life experiences, while evergreen requisitions and centralized screening enable consistent, bias-aware evaluation at scale. This approach drives strong outcomes, including an 80% intern offer acceptance rate, a 60% intern-to-full-time conversion rate, and an intern recruiting NPS of 75, reinforcing a focus on retention through a high-quality, candidate-centric experience.
Excellence in Candidate Experience
The Emerging Talent & Careers team at Medtronic creates a positive candidate experience by offering a process that is transparent, supportive, and intentionally developmental. They clearly outline each stage of the hiring journey so student candidates know what to expect and how to prepare. The team provides role insights, preparation resources, and timely communication to ensure candidates feel informed and confident. Interviews are structured to be thorough yet welcoming, giving students meaningful opportunities to showcase their strengths while learning about Medtronic’s mission, culture, and growth pathways. This candidate-centric approach results in an intern recruiting NPS of 75 and a 96% recruiting satisfaction rate, reflecting Medtronic’s strong commitment to empowering emerging talent and nurturing future innovators and engineers.
