Campus Forward Award Winner:
Travelers Insurance
About Travelers Insurance
COMPANY SIZE:
Publicly Traded Large Enterprise (1000+ employees)
INDUSTRY:
Insurance
The Pillars of an Award-Winning Program
The Highlights of Travelers Insurance's Approach to Early Career Hiring
Building an Innovative and Multi-Faceted Approach to University Recruiting
In order to complement their on-campus engagement efforts, Travelers made strategic investments in virtual digital platforms ahead of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This allowed for a fairly seamless shift to virtual for the past two recruiting cycles. Given their school-agnostic model, this yielded an intern class represented by students from over 165 colleges and universities. Additionally, Travelers has embraced partnering with other companies to present to students simultaneously so they can maximize their time by hearing from multiple organizations at one singular event.
Crafting a Standout Candidate Experience
At Travelers, candidate experience is paramount, which is why their Campus Recruiters engage with candidates in a timely manner, dedicate time for Q&A and provide pre-interview prep/materials all while keeping open and transparent lines of communication from their initial introduction to the onboarding stage.
Moving the Needle on Diversity & Inclusion
Travelers recognizes that building for the future also requires that they maintain their talent advantage. In that regard, diversity and inclusion is a business imperative. By creating a welcoming environment that brings together people with different backgrounds and perspectives, they enable new ideas, innovation and a culture in which employees feel valued, respected, supported and empowered. Specifically, their signature EDGE Scholars program provides a unique, holistic approach to college and career readiness for underrepresented students via paid internships, mentorships and professional development. In addition, they also partner with several HBCUs and organizations focused on diverse talent, Women in STEM and Military Veterans. They are a proud member of the Neurodiversity @ Work Employer Roundtable given their STEM internship efforts.
Investing in Impactful Internship Programs
Choosing an internship at Travelers will allow individuals to make immediate – and lasting – contributions through meaningful real-world experiences that help people manage risk, recover from losses and secure their future. Interns have the opportunity to network with senior leaders, gain first-hand business experience, take on projects with bottom-line impact, advance technical skills, meet other interns from across the country, attend career development workshops, enjoy seminars and social functions, work with an assigned mentor, all while getting the opportunity to convert to a full-time role. For the past 3 years, over 91% of the interns that were offered a full-time position accepted the role.
Supporting the Growth and Development of Entry-Level Talent
Entry-Level positions are a key component of Travelers hiring efforts. Whether individuals choose to join Travelers via one of their 10 Leadership & Development Programs or through a direct-hire role, they can count on robust orientation and onboarding plans, an inclusive and collaborative culture, career growth and development, meaningful work, community involvement & volunteer matching, as well as innovative benefits including the Paying It Forward Savings Program where eligible student loan payments qualify for company matching (401k) contributions.
Congratulations to the team at Travelers Insurance 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.
See all Award Winners for the category of Large Early Career Programs, Large Team below
Learn more about RippleMatch, the company behind the Campus Forward Awards, by clicking here.