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The Pillars of an Award-Winning Program
The Clorox Company 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 University Programs team at The Clorox Company strives to create a positive candidate experience that reflects the values of the company and puts the candidate first. Leveraging Clorox's IGNITE strategy and their head, heart, and guts model, the team put people at the center of what they do. A few ways the team excels at providing a robust experience are by including interview preparation presentations so candidates know what to expect upfront, adding in function buddy/culture chats, clear and quick communication, and of course, Clorox swag. Upon getting an offer, the recruiter will follow up with a personalized 1:1 call to ensure the candidate understands what the offer entails.
Overarching Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
The Clorox Company is dedicated to equity, inclusion, and allyship and it’s engrained in every step of the recruiting process. With this mindset, the team partners with local and national diversity partnership organizations to recruit talent across the country. At the local & national level, the University Programs team engages diverse candidates at external conferences and in-house interactive "Culture and Career Summits". Clorox has also recently built a “Brand Camp” for Marketing professionals as an early ID pipeline program, giving offers at the end of the program. Events for recruiting and programs offers connections with employee resource groups, mentoring, and cultural competence. Employees engage in real and transparent conversations about I&D and gain the perspectives of entry level talent!
Impactful Internship Program
Prior to the internship, interns engage in monthly calls to get to know each other as a cohort and get prepped on what to expect before starting. At The Clorox Company interns are individual contributors from day one. Aside from the assigned core project, interns can expect to be fully immersed in the Clorox culture. The Intern program kicks off with a weeklong onsite onboarding program at our California HQ that includes intern connection, leadership development, executive connections, and networking. Throughout the 10-week experience, interns also have the opportunity to participate in socials, lunch and learns, function specific trainings, and ERG events. They are also assigned a manager and mentor with ongoing check-ins and performance reviews. The intention of the internship is not only to provide a positive experience, but to offer a position to join full time the following year.