Early Careers Talent Strategy: How Organizations are Fairly and Efficiently Finding the Right Talent

Career Level: Basic-, intermediate-, and advanced-level university relations and recruiting and business affiliate professionals
Competency: Business fundamentals
Fee: FREE (member); FREE (nonmember);

Summary
With people and talent at the heart of the business agenda and jobs in a state of constant change, the value of an established, holistic, and data-driven talent acquisition strategy has never been more important.

Economic instability has caused a shift in talent strategy – from bringing in the right talent for today, toward growing and developing talent for the future. Many companies are seeing their early careers talent as the foundation on which to build a workforce that they need for the future: a talent marketplace that feeds the pipeline of roles they will have to fill in the coming years.

To be able to grow your own talent you need to start with a well-rounded view of early career applicants and their fit within the organization, their readiness for the role, and their potential for the longer term. It is imperative you gather the talent intelligence you need to make the right hiring decisions and build a development path for their future within your organization.

Join this webinar to hear the Head of Campus Recruiting at General Mills, Elizabeth Diley, share how she designed and implemented their award-winning summer internship program. She will also share insights into General Mills’ strategy and latest innovations.

Following this program, you will be able to:
- Learn how to balance role readiness with future potential,
- Discover top graduate strengths and development areas, mapped to NACE career competencies, and
- Learn how to prioritize time at career fairs with the right students for your organization.
Presenters

Kristen Cooper, Business Development Manager, SHL
Kristen Cooper Is an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist currently serving as a strategic client partner at SHL. In this role, she partners with global clients to optimize their talent practices. She spent the majority of her career as a practitioner at CSX Transportation, where she led executive succession planning, performance management, and leadership development. She has been in consulting for the past four years, leading client services and people success in the technology sector. Kristen is passionate about Positive Psychology and utilizing data to connect people to fulfilling careers. Outside of work, you can find her with her three young children and husband at any Auburn University Sporting event or coaching entrepreneurs through the Auburn New Venture Accelerator. SHL is a People Science Company and trusted partner to more than 10,000 companies worldwide. SHL works with companies of all sizes in every industry across more than 150 countries, including 80% of the FTSE 100 and 50% of the Fortune Global 500.

Elizabeth Diley, Campus Talent Acquisition Leader, General Mills Inc.
Elizabeth Diley leads campus recruiting at General Mills, one of the largest food manufacturers in the world. General Mills is home to iconic brands like Cheerios, Yoplait, and Betty Crocker. Over her 15 year tenure at General Mills, she has held various external recruiting and internal staffing roles. Diley has a strong commitment to attracting and retaining, as well as developing, top talent. She is dedicated to diversity and inclusion efforts inside the company and out. In her current role, she is responsible for all campus recruiting activity in the United States and Canada. She sets enterprise-wide hiring strategies and designs and implements their award-winning summer internship program. She considers herself a disrupter and is always looking for ways to innovate and shape the future of university recruiting. Diley has sat on multiple school and national conference boards, including University of Minnesota, Michigan State University, and the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management. She is an active member in the National Association for Colleges and Employers' Mentorship Program and in the BestPrep High School Mentorship Program. As a first-generation college student, Diley is always looking for ways to open doors to opportunities and help students that need access to resources and employers the most.