CAREER CATALYST - Gen Z Advocate - Zakia Eastling-Stewart
CAREER CATALYST - Gen Z Advocate - Zakia Eastling-Stewart

Zakia Eastling-Stewart
Supervisor, University Talent Attraction
McDonald's Corporation

NOMINEE SPOTLIGHT

Zakia is a Supervisor, University Talent Attraction at McDonald’s Corporation. In her role at McDonald’s, Zakia is responsible for overseeing the summer internship program and the recruiting strategy for interns and recent grads roles. Prior to working at McDonald’s, Zakia started off her career working in higher education before pivoting into the early career recruiting space. Zakia is passionate about being an advocate and a resource for early career talent.

Career Highlight

"In this challenging and competitive market, it is vital to be able to cultivate relationships and create a candidate-centered hiring process. The first step was adjusting our interview process to make sure that candidates started building a network and connections from the first interview, and that our hiring process was efficient. I created a process to stay close to candidates that were dispositioned during our interview process to stay connected with candidates, but also provide useful insights into how the candidate could continue to grow and develop."

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Congratulations to Zakia for being nominated for the Career Catalyst Award: Gen Z Advocate, part of RippleMatch's 2023 Campus Recruiting Choice Awards!

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