HBCU HEROES ONLINE ACADEMY

Customized webinars & hiring events for companies seeking to expand their DEI efforts and secure highly qualified, diverse candidates as employees.

YOUR ALL ACCESS PASS TO TOP-TIER DIVERSE TALENT ACROSS INDUSTRIES

Our Online Academy teams with corporate America to sponsor hiring events to level the playing field for HBCU students, recent grads and alumni. Through these partnerships, together, we not only level the playing field but create generational wealth through lucrative job opportunities, vital internships, professional networking and industry know-how, especially in hard-to-enter fields for minorities.

Our mission is to provide scholarship dollars for matriculation and employment from undergraduate school to corporate America. Through virtual and onsite career fairs, college–to-career panels, and ongoing professional development workshops, we connect students to corporate America weekly. Since 2018, over 30,000 participants have benefited from our programming.

We’ve provided:

  • Access and opportunities with top-ranked Fortune 500, tech, finance, advertising and sports giants including Amazon, AT&T, Cigna, Capital One, Dell, Intel, Wasserman, Sirius XM/Pandora, Warner Bros. Discovery, Willam Morris Endeavor, Carter Bank & Trust, Citi, Paul Hasting Law, RingCentral, TEKsystems, and many more.

  • Corporate career connections & networking to over 10,000 students annually for job & internship opportunities.

  • Career access via producing or partnering in 100+ career fairs (onsite & virtual) since 2018.

  • Over $250,00 in scholarships & resources.

Hire a few of our "HBCU Heroes" to boost your DEI efforts and hiring goals today.

HBCU HEROES ONLINE ACADEMY - HOW IT WORKS

We created the HBCU Heroes Online Academy in response to America's talent pool crisis to drive opportunity and access for HBCU students in the worlds of tech, finance, entertainment, media, sports & more.

Values-aligned corporate partners are given direct access to HBCU students & recent grads unified by the collective goal to combat the nation’s talent pool crisis by diversifying their talent pools with highly employable candidates majoring in a variety of fields.

  • Our work is propelled by our belief that access + opportunity =DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion). We strive to support corporations in their DEI efforts with robust hiring events to meet their diverse hiring needs & initiatives.

  • Our webinars carve out new pathways for minority students, recent grads & alumni to thrive financially from promising roles and competitive career trajectories in corporate America.

  • Participants gain valuable knowledge and an inside track to seemingly unattainable jobs and internships across the nation.

  • Professional executives who represent companies nationwide team up with HBCU Heroes to create sponsored hiring events to prepare our target pool with for real world experience via career readiness panels, mock interviews, resume-building tips, Linkedin profile polishing and more.

  • Whether companies seek virtual webinars exclusive to their hiring needs, onsite career fairs or tailored field trips for HBCU Heroes to bring students to their offices, we can customize one or ALL of these experiences to align with your hiring goals.

Let’s join forces! If you’re looking to hire a few “HBCU Heroes” to help transform your workforce – you’ve come to the right place.

The opportunities you provide help HBCU job seekers unlock their potential. We look forward to exploring partnership opportunities to help bolster your DEI initiatives while tapping into this highly talented diverse pool.

We created the HBCU Heroes Online Academy in response to America’s Talent Pool Crisis to drive opportunity and access for HBCU students in the worlds of tech, finance, entertainment, media, sports & more.

  • Our work is propelled by our belief that access + opportunity =DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion)

  • Our webinars help CARVE OUT NEW PATHWAYS for minority students to thrive financially from promising roles and competitive career trajectories in corporate America.

  • HBCU students and recent grads GAIN VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE and an inside track to seemingly unattainable jobs and internships across the nation.

  • Professional executives PREPARE STUDENTS for the real world via career readiness panels, mock interviews, resume-building tips, Linkedin groups and more.

  • Values-aligned corporate partners are given direct access to HBCU students unified by the collective goal to combat the nation’s talent pool crisis and DIVERSIFY THE PIPELINE OF CANDIDATES.

HBCU HEROES ONLINE ACADEMY YOUR ALL-ACCESS PASS TO HBCU TALENT!

Your tailored partnership includes:

  • Direct access to students, recent grads & alumni focused in majors/disciplines you determine.

  • Leveraging our relationships with career centers to all 100+ HBCUs to save you time.

  • Our specialized services that are customized to fit your company’s needs to get you the talent you want.

  • Access to year-round hiring programs to plan around your job openings.

  • Customized marketing campaigns, exclusive eblasts, social media posts, job listings on our website & more.

HBCU Heroes Online Academy - Benefits

  • Tailored webinars exclusive to your company.

  • Your team conveys your hiring goals.

  • Connect directly with the HBCU talent pool about your jobs and internships.

  • Increase your diverse talent pipeline.

  • Flexibility to plan webinars around your team's schedule.

  • Opportunity for us to bring HBCU scholars to your office for onsite career experiences and hiring events.

  • Your ROI includes resumes from your event, emails, and 24/7 access to our HBCU Heroes Digital Resume Book.

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Feel free to email or call us directly at traceypennywell@hbcuheroes.org or 818.749.0198