Join us to kickoff the 2023 URx Conference with exciting announcemnts and a few surprises to get you ready for an amazing two days with the entire emerging talent recruting community!

The workforce is changing rapidly and we are already experiencing the beginning of a recession period. During this time, we have to be ready to support ourselves and our candidates with their careers. In this fireside chat between Kimberly Brown, Career and Leadership Expert, and Wahab Owolabi, URx Founder, they will discuss the state of the workforce, cultivating a spirit or resilience, and how to support incoming talent while you may be in the midst of redirecting your own career.

The economic impact on companies has led to a domino effect of operational downsizing across industries. This has created challenges for teams to reassign and reconfigure how to do more with less as they try to maintain efficiency and productivity. During this session, early talent leaders will share their experiences adapting to the impacts of the macro environment on their teams. They will dive into the complexities of supporting their teams and discussing how they equip their members (and themselves) to handle the new responsibilities of their roles. Join this session to learn more about how leaders can adjust their management and teams to sustain forward-momentum during these challenging times. 

In today's digital age, having a strong online presence has become a critical component of building a successful brand. For companies looking to attract and retain top talent, creating a compelling employer and talent brand is more important than ever.

This session will bring together a panel of experts to explore the nuances of talent branding and strategies for building an effective talent brand strategy. The panelists will share insights on how to leverage social media, digital marketing, and other online platforms to establish a robust and distinctive employer and talent brand.

The conversation will dive into the various factors that contribute to a successful talent brand, including identifying and articulating an organization's value proposition, creating a compelling narrative, and engaging with potential candidates in authentic and meaningful ways. The panelists will also discuss the importance of aligning the talent brand with the organization's core values and culture, and offer practical tips for integrating the talent brand into the broader organizational strategy.

In today's fast-paced digital world, establishing a strong personal brand has become a crucial factor in building a successful career and presence. But how can you authentically and successfully show up online? How can you build your own voice and brand identity in the digital ocean of profiles and posts? In this session, we will have a panel of experts explore the nuances of personal branding and strategies for establishing an authentic and compelling online presence. The panelists, Sophia and Brittni, have successfully grown their following and established themselves as thought leaders in their respective fields, and will share their practical tips and insights on how to build a strong personal brand on LinkedIn and other social media platforms. Whether you are an entrepreneur, a job seeker, or a professional looking to establish a strong personal brand, you won't want to miss this thought-provoking discussion.

Have you been asked “What do I need to do to land an internship with your company”? As an employee, you may have heard these questions and considered ways to minimize barriers of entry for your roles. Through Employer Branding and leveraging social media, companies can provide resources to help interns gain both social and cultural capital to help navigate the application process. Let’s go beyond a simple post. In this session, the presenters will discuss their social media framework to increase internship role visibility as well as create resources to support candidates in their journey. From articles providing a step by step guide, to previous interns sharing their story, attendees will explore methods and tools to support their process.

Building a successful intern program is a critical component of any organization's talent strategy, and it requires careful planning, execution, and evaluation. Seasoned UR experts will join this session to share their insights and experiences on how to build out a successful intern program. The panelists will discuss key components, such as defining program goals, designing the selection process, creating a structured onboarding and training program, and providing meaningful work assignments and feedback. Additionally, the panelists will share their thoughts on best practices for evaluating the success of the program and identifying areas for improvement. Whether you are an HR professional, a business leader, or a talent acquisition specialist looking to build out an intern program, this session will be an informative conversation on the importance of successful internship programs.

According to research from RippleMatch, more than half of student job seekers today lack confidence they will find a role they're happy with, and many candidates are submitting over 50 applications in hopes of landing one. On top of that, Gen Z candidates aren't sure where to find opportunities that match their skill sets or which companies are hiring amidst the challenging economic landscape. If they do happen to land a role, they aren't always confident in their choices – around 70% of Gen Z candidates are open to reneging on an offer. How can employers find better ways to connect with Gen Z at the start of their careers? In this session, RippleMatch will present new research on Gen Z's job search challenges and how it impacts recruitment teams, as well as highlight how top employers are rebuilding confidence in Gen Z candidates through innovative hiring strategies.

Join 1 or 3 groups to connect and talk about topics from the conference like the layoffs (current economic climate, those impacted, teams impacted), intern programming, and furbabies (who doesn't love the little fluff balls).

This session will feature panelists who have been impacted at organizations no longer able to invest in early talent programs or companies who have significantly decreased early talent efforts.

How do you influence your organization? What are inclusive practices to impliment? This session will showcase diversity strategies our panelists have tried and diversity programs our panelists host. This conversation continues to evolve as our industries change and innovations are made in the space. 

Students mean everything to us. We plan, read articles, and give surveys, but how often can you hear directly from them?! Join 2 students eager to share their perspective. From clubs, to recruiting, to hackathons, to internships, they have navigated it all.

Let's kick off day 2 of URx 23! Join us on the mainstage to celebrate some big milestones and hear more about what's coming up. 

Join us for an interactive and experiential introduction to mindfulness. In this session, we will:
- Identify how stress shows up for us at work 
- Spot the difference between reflection and mindfulness
- Begin to strengthen the skill of staying present from moment to moment

This panel will discuss how companies can build out a long-term strategic and sustainable pipeline in the emerging talent space. We’ll spend some time grounding ourselves in the systemic issues that prevent students of diverse backgrounds from breaking into tech, and then go over a few tactical intervention examples that will give guests ideas to take back to their own organizations.

In 2022, CDK Global launched its inaugural and wildly successful Returnship Program. The CDK Global Returnship Program is built to recruit talented people who had taken a break from their careers for caregiving and reconnect them with the modern workforce. Doing so not only taps into an incredible talent pipeline of excited and hungry professionals, but also encourages and contributes to a diverse workforce. I am lucky to not only be the Leader Recruiter for this program, but also the Program Manager. In this session, I’d like to introduce attendees to our Returnship Program and the tools we used to kickstart this initiative, the building blocks to creating a successful program (you’d be surprised to know that your Internship Program probably already has some!), and the results of our first summer with this courageous population.

40% of women feel unprepared for coding and technical challenges and this level of unpreparedness will leave them feeling like they aren't 'good enough' to even start the assessment. This panel discussion will be with a group of current students discussing the barriers to entry for completing a coding challenge or technical assessment and ways to make sure that diverse candidates feel set up for success. This presentation will share key data from the RTC Recruiting Experiences Survey (2023) to augment the panelists' experiences.

This session will feature panelists and their career journey pivots into early talent.

How do you write a great quarterly business report? 

Join 1 or 3 groups to connect and talk about topics from the conference like diversity programs, career (nagivating your career, LinkedIn tips, networking), and true crime!

This session will showcase various hiring strategies that optimize for building partnerships, leveraging data and creating for efficiency while focusing on diversity.

0Some of the most asked questions in the URx slack channel surround global hiring and kicking off global programs. This session will feature programs that have global presence and highlight strategies they’ve managed.  

Let's take one last moment together to reflect on the incredible content from the past 2 days and say a big thank you to all our speakers. 

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Join us on Thursday, May 11 for a private networking happy hour with other early career recruitment leaders. Meet old and new faces while enjoying an open bar and provided hors d'oeuvres!

Space is limited, so please RSVP. We can't wait to see you there!

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