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A Blueprint for Large-Scale Final Round Interview Events

• Date: Friday, July 25, 2025
• Time: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET
• Location: Online
• Audience: Career services professionals, early talent recruiters, and business solution providers
• Fee: FREE (member); $89 (nonmember);

• *EMPLOYER EXCLUSIVE* | Learn how to design and execute a comprehensive two-day final round interview event for multiple roles. This session provides a detailed framework for scheduling, activities, assessments, and logistics while maintaining candidate engagement and evaluation quality.

• Summary

  In today's competitive talent landscape, creating an engaging and efficient final-round interview experience is crucial for securing top early career talent. This session presents a tested framework for organizing large-scale interview events using a real-world case study of a 40-candidate, two-day event for leadership development programs.

  The presentation provides a comprehensive blueprint for talent acquisition professionals tasked with organizing final-round interview events for multiple positions, candidates, and assessors. Through a detailed examination of a case study involving 25 sales associate and 15 contract negotiator candidates, participants will learn how to effectively structure a complex event that balances formal assessment with meaningful networking opportunities. The session emphasizes practical application, providing participants with actionable templates and tools they can implement immediately in their own organizations.

  Through interactive discussion and scenario-based learning, attendees will gain confidence in executing complex interview events while maintaining both assessment quality and candidate experience. The content is particularly relevant for organizations hiring multiple early career candidates, managing leadership development programs, or seeking to enhance their campus recruiting processes. Participants will leave with a comprehensive understanding of how to structure, organize, and execute successful large-scale interview events that effectively evaluate candidates.

  Following this program, you will be able to:

  • Design a comprehensive two-day interview event schedule that effectively balances formal assessments, networking opportunities, and candidate experience;
  • Implement multiple assessment methods, including structured interviews, group case studies, and individual presentations, while maintaining consistent evaluation standards; and
  • Create engaging networking activities and assessment prompts that provide meaningful insights into candidates' capabilities and cultural fit.

• Event Details

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  Registration includes three-month, post-event access to the webinar archive.

  To view the presentation, supplemental materials, attendee list, your receipt, and your confirmation, use the "I’d Like To" option next to the A Blueprint for Large-Scale Final Round Interview Events listing in MyNACE > Events. Remember to download your copy of the presentation deck (available one to two days prior to the webinar). A video archive will be available there as well within five (5) business days of the webinar's completion.

  To see the NACE cancellation policy, please visit our FAQ page.

• Format

  During this one-hour webinar, the presenter will deliver a synchronized audio and PowerPoint presentation. Participants will have time for live Q&A throughout the program and may be asked to contribute opinions or feedback via live chat, virtual polling, and other mechanisms.

  
  
  

• Presenters

  

  LeighAnn Standridge, Campus Recruiting Advisor, Early Careers, The Cigna Group

  LeighAnn Standridge brings over a decade of dedicated experience in early career recruitment, currently serving as a Campus Recruiting Advisor at The Cigna Group. With 11 years of expertise in campus recruiting, LeighAnn has developed a deep understanding of what makes candidate experiences truly exceptional for early career talent. She currently serves on a specialized project team focused on enhancing and improving candidate experience initiatives at The Cigna Group, where she applies her passion for creating seamless, positive recruitment journeys. Her approach to early career recruitment emphasizes nurturing candidates throughout the process, ensuring positive experiences regardless of the outcome, a philosophy that has proven successful in building lasting relationships with talent pools and strengthening employer brand. LeighAnn's hands-on experience in implementing and optimizing candidate experience strategies, combined with her extensive background in campus recruitment, positions her uniquely to share practical insights and actionable strategies that recruitment professionals can implement immediately.

  

  Jackie Paszinski, Early Careers Program Mgr, US Employer Enablement, The Cigna Group

  Jackie leads U.S. Employer’s early career strategy and programs. This includes the U.S. Employer Internship Program and the Sales & Contracting Development Program (SCDP). Jackie works closely with Learning Leads, Human Resource Business Partners, and leadership within both the Sales and Network organizations to develop and execute on a defined early career talent strategy for U.S. Employer. This strategy also includes all early career recruitment efforts. Jackie is supported by members of the Sales and Network Learning teams to execute and deliver on this defined strategy, including all day-to-day program related responsibilities. Previously, Jackie was a member of the Human Resources Business Partner team within U.S. Employer, supporting various markets across the U.S. In this role, her primary function was to support an effective talent strategy, providing guidance and direction during various HR initiatives, communicating at all levels of the organization.

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