Bye Bye, Traditional College Recruiting: Hello, New Talent Pipeline
Increasing diversity in a company should be more than just an afterthought; it should be a measured goal. But traditional college recruiting just doesn’t work anymore, at least when it comes to finding diverse talent. LinkedIn had a theory that the problem isn't a lack of diverse talent—the problem was with the pipeline the company was tapping into: traditional college recruiting. In this session, you will learn three steps you can take to begin building a new pipeline of talent. You will learn:
- Why traditional college recruiting is failing companies today.
- How to create a new college recruiting process to reach diverse, qualified talent.
- How to open up the top of the talent funnel: moving from schools to skills.
Kathy Goss
As LinkedIn’s head of Inclusion Recruiting, Kathy Goss is helping drive the company’s vision of creating economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Kathy joined LinkedIn 3 years ago to build the program and team from the ground up, embedding inclusion throughout the entire recruiting process working in close collaboration with the TA teams and business leaders.
Prior to joining LinkedIn, Kathy spent over 10 years on Accenture’s diversity team building large-scale diversity initiatives focused on the recruitment, retention and advancement of diverse employees, as well as building a broad culture of inclusion. She excels at collaborating with stakeholders to design and implement innovative, practical and impactful solutions to complex diversity challenges.
Kathy graduated from Northwestern University with a B.S. in Learning & Organizational Change, a foundation that serves her well in the diversity work that she does today. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband and 3 active children.