Building an Innovative and Multi-Faceted Approach to University Recruiting

The University Programs Team at The Clorox Company has embraced the virtual space to provide an innovative approach to recruiting early talent. The team has a dedicated group of volunteers (usually past interns) across the enterprise that engage in the recruitment process and support the candidate through the process. While recruiting remained remote this year, Clorox has also moved towards a school agnostic approach by heavily leveraging diversity partnerships to make recruiting more inclusive. To engage candidates without the standard corporate presentations, the team hosted virtual coffee chats, "speed networking" sessions, "ask me anything" sessions, interactive presentations with quizzes and prizes and even case competitions.

Crafting a 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 is by including interview preparation presentations and function buddy/culture chats, clear and quick communication, and of course, Clorox swag. Upon getting an offer, the recruiter will follow up with a 1:1 call to ensure the candidate understands what the offer entails.

Moving the Needle on Diversity & Inclusion

The University Programs Team at The Clorox Company is dedicated to equity and inclusion and it is 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 level, the team also partners with campus-based organizations to host different events such as game nights, dinners, and interactive presentations. Clorox has also recently built a 3-year professional development program to provide opportunity to rising Sophomores of underrepresented groups called the Future Leaders @ CLX program. During the programming within the Future Leaders @ CLX and internship experience, the Clorox Company offers connections with employee resource groups, mentoring, and cultural competence programming. Employees engage in real and transparent conversations about I&D and gain the perspectives of entry level talent!