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Rachel Graham
University Relations Manager
Cornerstone Building Brands
Nominated For: The Talent Innovator Award
This award recognizes the experienced early career professionals who are reimagining how companies connect with Gen Z talent. They challenge traditional thinking by introducing new strategies, platforms, and touchpoints to meet students where they’re at. Whether through technology, storytelling, or community-building, they’re closing the gap between how recruiting has always been done—and how it needs to evolve.
From the Community: Why this Nominee Stands Out
To be considered for the CRCAs, individuals had to be nominated by a peer, manager, colleague, or direct report. This quote was shared by the person who nominated this person for recognition, highlighting the impact and excellence they’ve demonstrated.
“Rachel is INCREDIBLE - every single day she is sharing knowledge, insights, powerful tidbits - helpful and thoughtful intentional intel to support the early talent community. She is viewed as a thought leader and highly regarded. She created a professional Early Talent recruiting group/forum to share opportunities, struggles, ideas and to network - she is proactive, resourceful and is absolutely fabulous.
We invited her externally to speak to our team as we think about building out our own Internship Program - she was transparent, authentic and insightful with the plethora of examples and information she shared. She continues to uplift others - she's supportive, encouraging and wants to see everyone succeed. She's collaborative, team-oriented and a true leader. I'm lucky to know her and partner in this space!! She's outstanding as she goes above and beyond on all levels!! And continues to invest in early talent pipeline.”
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Congratulations to Rachel for being nominated for the Talent Innovator Award, part of RippleMatch's 2025 Campus Recruiting Choice Awards!
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