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The Pillars of an Award-Winning Program
NetApp 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.
Standout Candidate Experience
NetApp's Early In Career Team is committed to providing a positive candidate experience from the start of the application process through onboarding. An example of how this is upheld is through their candidate promise initiative that has been adopted across the enterprise. This initiative ensures that all candidates are treated with respect, fully understand the role they're being considered for, have an expedited interview process, receive swift feedback, and overall have a positive experience with recruiters and interviewers. With this intentionality taking place throughout the interview process, it ensures that all candidates are not only setup for success but also gain a strong understanding of NetApp’s values and culture prior to joining the organization.
Overarching Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Hiring intern and entry-level talent into an organization is crucial to creating a diverse and inclusive culture across the company. NetApp’s Early In Career team is committed to connecting with a range of candidates from universities, non-traditional educational institutions and diversity based community partnerships across the country as part of their outreach initiatives. This year, they added a dedicated resource to their team that specifically supports HBCU and HSI engagements. It’s not only important to ensure that diverse groups are being considered for opportunities but also supported internally once they begin their careers at NetApp. With this in mind, NetApp's Early In Career team also has dedicated entry-level new hire programs, mentorship offerings, and Employee Business Resource Groups that allow for a variety of developmental opportunities.
Impactful Internship Program
At NetApp, interns work on meaningful and business-critical projects that offer them an opportunity to create a lasting impact on the business, develop their personal and professional skillsets, and gain valuable exposure to various organizations through cross-functional work. NetApp’s Early In Career team hosts a variety of events including executive leader fireside chats, Day in the Life sessions with employees across the company, development trainings to help strengthen professional brand, and a robust mentorship program in partnership with NetApp’s Employee Business Resource Groups. Interns also get to collaborate amongst themselves through unique opportunities such as the annual Innovation Challenge where interns work to solve a real business challenge and present their solutions to business leaders.