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Navy Federal Credit Union

About Navy Federal Credit Union

Established in 1933, Navy Federal has the honor of serving over 14 million members globally, holds over $180 billion in assets, and employs a workforce of over 24,000 globally as the world’s largest credit union.

As a member-owned and not-for-profit organization, Navy Federal always puts the financial needs of its members first.

INDUSTRY

Financial, Business, & IT Services

COMPANY SIZE

10,001+ employees

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Recognized for Excellence in Every Campus Forward Award Category

Navy Federal Credit Union received a Campus Forward Award for Excellence in Recruitment Strategies, Tech Innovation, Candidate Experience, DE&I, and Internship Programming. 

Receiving an award for each category reflects Navy Federal Credit Union's unwavering excellence and commitment to providing the best experience for the next generation of talent. Navy Federal Credit Union invests in innovative recruitment strategies, cutting-edge technology, thoughtful candidate experiences, inclusive recruitment practices, and standout internship programs. See below for the highlights of their strategies in each one of these categories.

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Excellence in Recruitment Strategies

Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) follows a school-agnostic strategy and actively engages with student job seekers through national diversity conferences, virtual sessions, and on-campus career fairs, offering the flexibility of in-person and virtual interviews. Their approach emphasizes clear, timely communication and dedicated support for early career programs. NFCU ensures detailed, transparent role descriptions and requirements. They provide valuable resources like interview preparation, resume tips, and company insights, aiding adequate preparation for early career talent. The interactive interview process focuses on mutual comfort with the company’s culture, role expectations, and career progression opportunities, thus creating a positive experience for student candidates.

Tech Innovation

Excellence in Tech Innovation

Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) optimizes its hiring process using advanced technology. They offer a user-friendly careers page with detailed job descriptions and a streamlined application system where student job seekers can track their application status in real time. The use of technology combined with a school-agnostic strategy allows NFCU’s early careers team to connect with hundreds of students from over a thousand schools nationwide – hosting virtual sessions and following up with attendees 24 hours post-event. The candidate experience is key to attracting and retaining early talent, and utilizing technology allows NFCU to improve the efficiency of the recruiting process, connect with a more diverse candidate pool, and respond to candidate inquiries more efficiently and effectively.

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Excellence in Candidate Experience

Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) actively engages with student job seekers through national diversity conferences, virtual sessions, and on-campus career fairs, offering the flexibility of in-person and virtual interviews. Their approach emphasizes clear, timely communication and dedicated support for early career programs. NFCU ensures transparent role descriptions and requirements. They provide valuable resources like interview guides and company insights, aiding adequate preparation. The interactive interview process focuses on mutual comfort with the company’s culture and career progression opportunities, thus creating a positive experience for student candidates.

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Excellence in DE&I

Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) is committed to recruiting a diverse pool of candidates, providing an inclusive environment, and fostering a sense of belonging. NFCU is passionate about enhancing opportunities for underrepresented candidates by building strategic, long-term partnerships with HBCUs and HSIs, attending major diversity events, and ensuring an inclusive recruitment process by leveraging a school-agnostic approach to identify early career talent from schools nationwide. NFCU sponsors national diversity conferences, such as the Grace Hopper Celebration and the Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers Convention, to expand their network and ability to engage with a larger pool of diverse early career talent. When underrepresented talent joins NFCU, they are provided with resources to support their career journeys, including professional development sessions and mentorship.

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Excellence in Internship Programming

Navy Federal Credit Union’s (NFCU) diverse internship programs offer an enriching experience for early career talent. These include the Year-Round Internship, Summer Associate, and Year Up Programs, where interns develop essential skills like adaptive learning, professional communication, and bimonthly networking events with executive leadership. Interns gain practical experience by applying their academic knowledge to real-world business challenges, directly contributing to the organization’s strategic goals. NFCU’s approach ensures interns are deeply involved in impactful projects, from marketing campaigns to strategic initiatives. Regular feedback, mentorship, and professional development sessions enhance NFCU interns’ career readiness, ensuring they are well-equipped for success and career progression in their professional journeys.

Congratulations to the team at Navy Federal Credit Union for being selected as one of the winners of RippleMatch’s 2025 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, technology, D&I, and internship & entry-level programming. The programs recognized in the Campus Forward Awards represent the best of the best, selected from applications submitted by campus recruiting teams across industries.

See all Award Winners and their standout programs below.

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