Campus Forward Award Winner:
Shaw Inc.
About Shaw Inc.
COMPANY SIZE:
Privately Held Large Enterprise (1000+ employees)
INDUSTRY:
Hardware, Manufacturing, & Construction
Shaw Industries Group, Inc. supplies carpet, resilient, hardwood, laminate, tile and stone, synthetic turf and other specialty products to residential and commercial markets worldwide. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. with more than 20,000 associates worldwide. Shaw is headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, with salespeople and/or offices located throughout the U.S. as well as Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, India, Mexico, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.
Visit Shaw Inc.'s Career page here.
Visit Shaw Inc.'s Career page here.
The Pillars of an Award-Winning Program
The Highlights of Shaw Inc.'s Approach to Early Career Hiring
Building an Innovative and Multi-Faceted Approach to University Recruiting
At Shaw, the team stays agile and flexible in their recruiting approach. This allows the team to be creative and tailor their approach to different students, universities and candidates of a variety of backgrounds. The early careers team participates in both virtual and in-person recruiting events.
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Crafting a Standout Candidate Experience
The team at Shaw helps students decide what is right for them long term, and plan a career that is best suited for their unique talents and interests. Participants gain diverse work experience and are exposed to many aspects of the company, including manufacturing, distribution, customer service, technical development, extrusion, sales and marketing, information services and corporate administration.
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Moving the Needle on Diversity & Inclusion
The team at Shaw focuses on building partnerships with an array of campus organizations and participates in panel discussions at universities across the country. In addition, Shaw has several AGRs (Associate Resource Groups) internally that allow them to continue building strong relationships with one another. These groups also engage with the early careers recruiting events and community outreach projects as well.
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Investing in Impactful Internship Programs
Shaw is continuously recognized and honored for their training and development efforts as an organization. They believe in fostering the growth and development of their people. With that, the internships and training programs are designed to equip talent with the tools and resources they need to become successful and prepared for the next stage in their careers. Most of which are extended full-time offers after their internship or training program completion.
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Supporting the Growth and Development of Entry-Level Talent
Shaw's training programs are paid and designed to equip associates in the early career stage with the skills and knowledge to be successful in a full-time role in their area of interest. Each program is different depending on the focus of the role, but every training program Shaw offers is designed to lead to a full-time opportunity within the organization.
Congratulations to the team at Shaw Inc. for being selected as one of the winners of RippleMatch's 2022 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, D&I, and internship & entry-level programming. The programs picked for this award represent the best of the best, selected from applications submitted by campus recruiting teams across industries.
See all Award Winners for the category of Mid-Size Early Career Programs below
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