Building an Innovative and Multi-Faceted Approach to University Recruiting

Skanska provides critical support to college students and recent college graduates with an unparalleled internship program. They help you translate classroom knowledge into valuable skills, while introducing you to the broad range of opportunities available at Skanska. During Covid-19, Skanska leveraged Virtual Job Tours to engage with candidates and showcase some of their noteworthy projects. By using 360 photography and videography they were able to immerse candidates into one of their projects. Candidates had the opportunity to visit Portland International Airport, the L300 freeway project in Washington, and several projects Skanska has completed at Universities across the U.S. Candidates were able to ask questions, look around, and in some cases use a virtual reality headset to see firsthand what the projects look like from the inside and out.

Crafting a Standout Candidate Experience

Skanska understands how important it is to have a successful start to your career. That’s why they've tailored procedures, resources and programs to ensure new employees begin with success in mind. They also understand how important it is to have a great manager at every stage of your career. They've got you covered there, too. Skanska has numerous initiatives to ensure that managers understand the importance of developing talent, communicating openly, providing feedback and always leading by example. The team is constantly researching new ways for candidates to engage with the company. Whether it's innovating the website to be more user friendly or looking at how they write job descriptions to make sure they are being inclusive to all candidate backgrounds. Skanska pushes themselves to be the thought leaders of the construction industry and encourage their employees that are joining to do the same.

Moving the Needle on Diversity & Inclusion

Skanska thrives through embracing the differences including different social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, genders, ages, religions and sexualities. If people are very similar, their views tend to be the same. Diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping to build successful and winning teams. The world is changing – Skanska is too. Skanska recognizes that in the construction industry, more needs to be done to create a diverse and inclusive culture. The communities in which Skanska works are getting more diverse – Skanska understands they need to reflect this change in their business.