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The Pillars of an Award-Winning Program
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits was selected as a 2024 Campus Forward Award Winner for their unwavering commitment to seeking out and hiring early career talent and investments in nurturing and retaining the next generation of diverse talent. Please see below for the highlights of their approach to early career recruitment.
Standout Candidate Experience
The early careers team at Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits understands that a standout candidate experience is essential for connecting with top talent. That's why they go above and beyond to ensure that students have a good experience interacting with Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits from the initial application all the way to offers being extended. A few ways the team at Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits creates this positive experience is through diverse hiring teams and multiple touchpoints with candidates throughout the hiring process. To ensure their efforts are successful, the team has also put into place a robust post-process survey to collect data on the candidate experience to make lasting improvements to the hiring process.
Innovative Use of Technology
Candidate experience is essential to Gen Z candidates, and the team at Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits has incorporated technology into their processes to improve their response time and get back to applicants faster – typically within 5-7 business days. Technology has also played a major role in their ability to put on strong virtual events – the team has been able to reach hundreds of candidates across the country, while also having a seamless way to follow up post-event. Finally, leveraging technology has allowed Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits to virtually reach candidates they can't visit in person, increasing representation across the board.
Impactful Internship Program
At Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, interns are empowered with impactful projects that contribute to real business outcomes, in addition to an inclusive, welcoming experience. The Southern Glazer’s Internship Program was established to develop the next generation of Sales, Trade Development, Operations, Technology, and Corporate leaders. Each summer, the program offers interns the opportunity to engage in career-building activities while simultaneously learning and applying industry-leading practices. This hands-on experience gives interns the chance to explore and understand the adult beverage industry. The knowledge gained from industry leaders allows students to build a network of professionals within the beverage alcohol industry and here at Southern Glazer’s. Being a Southern Glazer’s intern means you’ll be invited to our Leadership Spotlight Series, a Community Service Day exclusive to our intern class, as well as access to Professional Development workshops and trainings! These components are part of Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits significant investment in early career talent, leading to a 60%+ intern return offer rate.