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The Pillars of an Award-Winning Program
Qualcomm 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
Qualcomm believes in supporting the next generation of engineers. Not only is it a necessary element to the growth of the company, but as a global tech leader, it aligns with Qualcomm’s values of supporting the leaders of tomorrow. The work that Qualcomm does impacts everyone, and Qualcomm knows the fresh ideas from entry-level talent will bring it the processes and technologies of tomorrow. Qualcomm not only brings in talent from across the world, but intentionally brings on early talent that meets the cross section of technical alignment, and diversity of thought, identity, and background. Qualcomm’s clear focus of hiring, developing, and retaining reflects not only the strength of its program, but also, the leagues of Qualcommers joining the company, and staying for many years.
Innovative and Multi-Faceted Approach to University Recruitment
The Campus team at Qualcomm has a 360 approach to ensure that the next generation of leaders have many diverse and equitable opportunities to explore a future at Qualcomm. To create an easier candidate experience, Qualcomm posts roles as Talent Pillars, so that a student looking to explore a specific type of role would only have to apply once to have their application shared with multiple similar managers and vacancies. For outreach, Qualcomm hosts and collaborates on diverse initiatives from virtually-accessible to in-person on-campus panels, tech talks, and career fair participation. Qualcomm also brings the jobs virtually to the candidate by posting at many strategic university and centralized job boards, to ensure that communities of technical-academic alignment and diverse backgrounds are aware of a potential future at Qualcomm for them. Qualcomm’s strategic, inclusive, and accessible 360 recruiting practices create a standout candidate experience for potential future Qualcommers.
Overarching Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
As a leader in the global tech community, Qualcomm recognizes and believes in the role it plays in ensuring that candidates of all diverse backgrounds feel welcomed, supported, and the openness to bring their authentic self to the candidate experience. Qualcomm focuses on 3 key areas: 1. Hire, 2. Develop, 3. Retain. Its Charitable Giving approach holds Diversity, Belonging, and Inclusion (DBI) as its core value, supporting different types of opportunities (ex. student groups like NSBE to WIS, to technically-aligned scholarship opportunities for candidates of diverse backgrounds), and different schools and locations across the USA (from HBCUs to HCIs, from coast to coast), to diverse backgrounds of those historically-marginalized in the tech field. When here, Qualcomm strives to ensure that early talent feels welcome, inventive, and inspired through initiatives and programs, so that Qualcomm can foster opportunity, professional development, and growth amongst all future and current Qualcommers.
Impactful Internship Program
Qualcomm's internship program focuses on creating a positive and impactful learning and developmental experience, while ensuring that interns feel the satisfaction and community warmth of Qualcomm. As a global tech leader, Qualcomm interns gain real-world experiences and technical skills, while being supported by the willing community of Qualcomm experts, team members, and fellow interns. This focus on community is also demonstrated in the 35+ in person and hybrid professional and social events for interns, averaging 130+ intern attendees for each event, with even more virtually. The intention put into this well-rounded internship ensures that interns leave Qualcomm with industry-level technical skills, a better understanding of its culture, and ultimately, a desire to return, demonstrated in Qualcomm’s high retention rate.
Growth and Development of the Next Generation of Talent
The Qualcomm entry-level program goal is clear: to create an exceptional learning, social, and developmental experience, in hopes of them enjoying long and successful careers at Qualcomm. Even prior to their start dates, entry-level hires are provided with meaningful on-the-job training given at a sustainable rate, while being supported with an assigned mentor and a supportive cast of willing team members and managers. New hires are given many social and developmental opportunities to connect with its many ERGs, to many of its opportunities geared toward connecting and developing the entry-level community of employees. Entry-level employees bring a unique and fresh experience, and are intentionally encouraged to represent and share their stories at the company’s many campus engagement opportunities.