Round I Track A: EMERGING ERG (0-3 YEARS): Fuel a Diverse Talent Pipeline

2017

Round I Track A: EMERGING ERG (0-3 YEARS): Fuel a Diverse Talent Pipeline FACILITATOR: Goki Muthusamy / Senior Director, Diversity & Inclusion / Visa PRESENTERS: Connie Dingeman / Recruiting Manager / Progressive Insurance (Vice Chair, MILNET) Nick Randazzo / IT Solution Architect / Siemens (Program Coordinator, STEM@SIEMENS) Herb Sims / Director, Diversity & Inclusion / Northrop Grumman

Connie Dingeman Recruiting Manager Progressive Insurance (Vice Chair, MILNET) 2017

HIRING OUR HEROES: HOW PROGRESSIVE ENGAGED IN MILITARY RECRUITING Connie Dingeman, SHRM SCP Recruiting Manager & Military ERG (MILNET) Vice Chair Progressive Insurance

WHO WE ARE Founded in 1937 Fourth largest auto insurer in the country Insurance for personal & commercial vehicles, motorcycles, boats, recreational vehicles, and homes Based in Cleveland, Ohio 30,000+ employees in all 50 states

Military ERG: Focus on improved Recruiting & Retention MILNET our military ERG formed in 2013 Building a supportive culture through internal programs and better recognition Creating external partnership to improve employee engagement Partnership with Recruiting to attract military talent

Internal Engagement Hiring Manager education tool How to translate military skills into corporate skills Ensure hiring managers were giving equal weight to the backgrounds of military candidates Creating a culture of appreciation for our military members and their families Military Appreciation Month in May Veteran s Day roll call Sending care packages to deployed Progressive employees

External Engagement Key to Progress Donating refurbished vehicles to veterans and their families MILNET helped to find recipients for the vehicles Ohio National Guard (ONG) employer network Participating and hosting the employer roundtable Hiring our Heroes (HOH) Career fairs to improve the veteran candidate pipeline Create an internal HOH participation guideline to assist recruiting and hiring managers with successful veteran outreach at these events Fisher House Engaging ERG ambassadors and volunteers across the country in hosting events and/or contributing to Fisher House locations

Results Building Pipeline of Military Talent Participation in Hiring our Hero events up by 40% Received the GI Jobs: Military Friendly Companies & Military Times: Best of the Vets Awards Significant increase in Military hires 54 hires 2014 to 378 hires in 2016 (600%) Improved employee engagement & recognition Over 2,000 employees participated in Military Appreciation month activities honoring veterans and their families Annual Veteran s Day roll-call saying thank-you to 1,300+ military employees for their service Continued ERG growth increasing membership by 500 employees in the last year

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Nick Randazzo IT Solution Architect Siemens (Program Coordinator, STEM@SIEMENS) 2017

Fueling a Diverse Talent Pipeline About Siemens & why this topic is important to us An anecdote about diversity in technology How STEM became a strategic topic Building the pipeline: community outreach approach

About Siemens Mission: We make real what matters Ownership culture: Every employee is empowered to act as if it were our own company Strategy: Positioning along the electrification value chain

A story about diversity in technology

STEM as a strategic initiative @ Siemens

Building a diverse talent pipeline Outreach programs make direct impact on diverse talent during their formative years Organizing volunteers, hands-on activities, and materials that inspire future innovators Relationship building with faculty and students, repeat what works (annual events, partnerships) Internships: Provide real-world hands-on experience through work experience programs

STEM@SIEMENS Summer Work Experience Pilot Students from a 2 year community college placed in business units for 12 week work program Students gained real-world experience, learned about Siemens business, contributed, and received college credit Weekly workshops and site tours provided skills, tools necessary to succeed Many students are now in long term internships or positions & all managers will participate again

Siemens Corporation 4400 N Alafaya Trail Orlando, FL 32826 Nick Randazzo IT Solution Architect STEM@SIEMENS Co-chair (407) 736-2487 Nick.randazzo@siemens.com

Herb Sims Director, Diversity & Inclusion Northrop Grumman 2017

Fuel a Diverse Talent Pipeline

Northrop Grumman Today Leading Global Security Company $24.5 billion sales in 2016 Leading capabilities in: Cyber Logistics Autonomous Systems C4ISR Strike $45.3 billion total backlog (as of Dec. 31, 2016) Over 65,000 employees

Staffing Demographics Veterans, 0.50% Millennials, 25.60% Baby Boomers, 39.40% Generation X, 34.50% Hiring Target - 35,000 in 5 years

Challenge: Global Competitors

Sources to Fuel a Diverse Talent Pipeline

Top Level Statistics 12 ERGs Over 200 chapters >19,000 members All-volunteer, all-inclusive groups ERG Pillars Business Partner/Impact to Business Career & Leadership Development Networking/Organizational Exposure Recruiting & Retention STEM Education & Community Outreach Sustainment/Member Involvement

STRATEGIC STEM PARTNERS STRATEGIC STEM PARTNERS STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS DIVERSE PARTNERS

Health & Human Services Military & Veterans 2017 - $15M budgeted contributions for Partner Program K-12 STEM Environment

Sources to Fuel a Diverse Talent Pipeline