Campus Forward Award Winner:
Sikich LLP
About Sikich LLP
COMPANY SIZE:
Privately Held Large Enterprise (1000+ employees)
INDUSTRY:
Financial, Business, & IT Services
The Pillars of an Award-Winning Program
The Highlights of Sikich LLP's Approach to Early Career Hiring
Building an Innovative and Multi-Faceted Approach to University Recruiting
Sikich has kept a forward thinking approach, pivoted with change, and reassessed their campus recruiting strategy. They kept their commitment to providing students a "best in class" experience at the forefront of their virtual recruitment strategy. The result was a positive recruiting experience for students, including transparency, honesty, and communication.
Crafting a Standout Candidate Experience
The early careers team at Sikich understands that entry level is of the utmost importance. It is what drives the firm and feeds their internships and entry level talent. They pride themselves on offering a "first in class" candidate and intern experience at Sikich. Sikich stands out above the rest with their work culture, diversity, and work-life balance. They also offer Sikich University, to continuously develop and advance their employees.
Moving the Needle on Diversity & Inclusion
Sikich is committed to diversity. They further prioritize inclusion, equality and diversity in their workplace by working with organizations that value diversity, including their suppliers, philanthropic and volunteer programs, vendors and more to ensure they interact with a diverse set of organizations that place value on inclusion and closely align with their own ethics. Broadening their recruiting reach, Sikich has revamped their recruiting process to make sure they tap diverse universities, candidate pools, and employ neutral perspectives when making hiring decisions.
Investing in Impactful Internship Programs
Sikich offers a wide range of internships throughout the year. Each opportunity allows students to experience real-life scenarios, work with different teams and help build their personal brand.
Supporting the Growth and Development of Entry-Level Talent
Sikich goes above and beyond to set up their new full-time hires for long-term success at the company. They have a robust onboarding, on-the-job training, and continuing education to ensure professional success at their company. Sikich is committed to the education and professional development of their employees. They offer a variety of programs, including Sikich University, to help employees maintain and develop skills – fostering career growth. Employees are encouraged to create new solutions and implement strategies that will help build the firm, contribute to their clients’ success, and assure their own financial futures. Their employees even have the opportunity to transfer between different disciplines of the firm.
Congratulations to the team at Sikich LLP 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.
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