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What can I do with my graphic design minor in a company if I want to work corporate in recruiting?

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Brandon’s Answer

I have been in recruiting and specifically corporate recruiting for past 10 years. Major does not play a big factor in getting into recruiting. We tend to look for people with a passion for people as ultimately that is who you will be interacting with. To me recruiting takes a strong work ethic and customer service mindset to be successful. Your customers will be internal (hiring managers, business partners) and external (candidates) so understanding a customer mindset is vital to being successful. If graphic design is a passion I would suggest looking for a recruiting role or company that hires a lot of graphic designers, that way you include your passion along with your desire to get into corporate recruiting!

Thank you comment icon Great feedback, Brandon! Dayton Erickson
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Kaitlin’s Answer

Agree with what parties shared above. Corporate recruiting allows you to work cross-functionally across different departments within your organization. As you grow in your role you will find opportunities to impact and help whether it be creating new collateral, landing pages for the web or even guides for new employees as they navigate the onboarding process with your company. Depending on your company you may also have the opportunity to help create employee groups to create a corporate culture that helps you to recruit the best talent.
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Asia’s Answer

I echo a bit of the above! I'm in corporate recruiting and often in my role find opportunities that requires creative juices – talent & company branding. Your experience in graphic design will really up-level your team and company in these situations.

Additionally, a good point above, aligning with a company that is design focused might offer the opportunity to hire artists/designers where you experience would really give you a leg up.

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Pattie’s Answer

Taryn, depending on the company, you might be able to use your graphic skills to create recruiting collateral. I’ve worked at two companies that had a staff of graphic artists but even they couldn’t handle the amount of projects generated by big companies. The recruiting team needs everything from social media infographics to leave behind brochures.

If you land in a company with a corporate culture that allows you to wear multiple hats, you can definitely emphasize your graphic skills as an extra value. I have supported many facets of HR from a communication standpoint and they also need design for annual enrollment, benefits brochures, newsletter templates, etc.
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