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title: Shawn Skoog - Nominee for Talent Innovator Award - CRCA 2021
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NOMINEE SPOTLIGHT

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**COMPANY SIZE:  
**10,000+ EMPLOYEES

**INDUSTRY:  
**HEALTHCARE

Shawn Skoog  
Senior Recruiter - Early Careers Recruitment & Campus Engagement (ECRCE), UnitedHealth Group

Shawn Skoog is a Senior Recruiter on the Early Careers Recruitment & Campus Engagement (ECRCE) Team at UnitedHealth Group. In his role, Shawn is responsible for managing MBA and Graduate recruitment strategies for programs across the enterprise, which includes Optum and UnitedHealthcare. Prior to his role at UnitedHealth Group, Shawn managed a university’s graduate recruitment team and international development. Shawn is passionate about improving the candidate experience through innovation and cross-enterprise collaboration.

Career Highlight

This past year, Shawn successfully consulted with and influenced his businesses to “shake things up” on how they recruit. He leveraged obstacles to re-evaluate and create a positive candidate experience. His recommendations ultimately brought changes to the interviewing process, MBA rotational program enhancements, creative compensation packages, and provided new opportunities for candidate engagement. His hiring metrics were reflective of a successful year, building strong rapport, and keeping the candidate experience a priority through innovative and evolving recruiting strategies.

Vote for Shawn as the winner of the Talent Innovator Award by voting through the form below! 

Category: Social Impact & Media

 

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Congratulations to Shawn Skoog for being nominated for the Talent Innovator Award, part of RippleMatch's 2021 Campus Recruiting Choice Awards!

Explore all Award categories and this year's standout nominee class by clicking the button below:

[ View All Nominees ](https://resources.ripplematch.com/campus-recruiting-choice-awards-2021-nominees)

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