{"id":730,"date":"2011-11-10T10:41:22","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T17:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/careerservices\/?p=730"},"modified":"2011-11-08T14:46:28","modified_gmt":"2011-11-08T21:46:28","slug":"employer-highlight-kraft-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/careerservices\/2011\/11\/10\/employer-highlight-kraft-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"Employer Highlight – Kraft Foods"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Tell us about your company and why you recruit OSU students.<\/strong>
\nWe are the world\u2019s second largest food company with annual revenues of $48 billion. Millions of times a day, in more than 160 countries, consumers reach for their favorite Kraft Foods brands. We make a delicious difference by fighting hunger and supporting healthy lifestyles. Over the past 25 years, we\u2019ve donated nearly a billion dollars in cash and food. Our company is a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Standard & Poor\u2019s 500, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and Ethibel Sustainability Index.<\/p>\n

OSU offers premier Engineering and Food Science programs. We\u2019ve seen many double and triple majors, including a coupling of IE and ME which is valuable in a manufacturing environment. Students tell us that OSU makes it very feasible to obtain a dual focus. Many students also elect a concentration or minor option to enhance their studies. OSU students partake in a multitude of developmental opportunities that prepare them for a smooth transition into the workplace. These include internships and co-ops such as MECOP, involvement in student groups, community programs, etc.<\/p>\n

What is your favorite part of your job?<\/strong>
\nTalent Planning. One of the most important contributions of the HR business partner is gauging long-term needs and then planning appropriately to ensure the company\u2019s competitiveness and sustainability. This entails attracting and retaining candidates with the knowledge, skills and abilities required to meet strategic goals.<\/p>\n

How do you find people you want to hire and what makes them stand out from others?
\n<\/strong>We often find the people we want to hire through a number of our on-campus activities, referrals, and at many diversity and pre-professional conferences.\u00a0 Ideally, we hire into our experiential learning programs (internships, co-ops, etc) to evaluate performance and fit, before converting students into fulltime employees upon graduation.<\/p>\n

What do you recommend students do in college so that they are ready when it comes time to find a job? <\/strong>
\n1) Academic achievement.\u00a0 2) Involvement in Clubs & Activities. 3) Demonstrate Leadership. 4) Gain as much experience you can relative to your area of study: internship, labs, volunteering, job shadows, etc. 5) Build a network: professionals, faculty, alumni, professional organizations, peers, mentors.\u00a0 6) Write a great resume.\u00a0 7) Master the art of the interview\u00a0& follow-up.\u00a0 8) Learn about companies in your field.\u00a0\u00a0 9) Meet representatives from the companies you are most interested in.<\/p>\n

Posted by Sarah Scaruto, Associate HR Manager from Kraft Foods<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tell us about your company and why you recruit OSU students. We are the world\u2019s second largest food company with annual revenues of $48 billion. Millions of times a day, in more than 160 countries, consumers reach for their favorite Kraft Foods brands. We make a delicious difference by fighting hunger and supporting healthy lifestyles.… Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":441,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4335,4336],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employer-talk","category-student-success-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/441"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=730"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":737,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730\/revisions\/737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/careerservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}