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TalentEgg Renews Partnership with Odgers Berndtson for 2022 CEOx1Day – Future Leaders Summit

Today, TalentEgg, Canada’s leading online career resource for students, new grads, and early career professionals, announced its renewed partnership with Odgers Berndtson’s CEOx1Day,.  This one-of-a-kind initiative is Odgers Berndtson’s premiere leadership development program offering ambitious third and fourth-year college and university students an opportunity to engage with a diverse cross-section of Canada’s top executives.

To the partnership, TalentEgg brings exclusive access to its nationwide network of career-focused early career talent and distinct employer branding expertise in support of this unparalleled professional development opportunity!

“We are delighted to continue the partnership, bringing students an opportunity to participate in this unique leadership development program, as well as supporting Odgers Berndtson in recruiting the best and the brightest candidates to the CEOx1Day Future Leaders Summit taking place in February.” said Mary Barroll, President of TalentEgg.

Founded in 2013,  the CEOx1Day Program matches  upper year students with top executives from the country’s leading organizations. Every year hundreds of students apply to participate in the program.

This year, 50 students will be selected to participate in a one-day virtual summit chalked full of interactive panels, small group breakout sessions led by CEOs and Presidents, career and leadership insights from CHROs and Heads of People and Culture/Talent, and exclusive networking opportunities.

Participating companies in the CEOx1Day Future Leaders Summit include: AGF, Aecon, Assent Compliance, Digital Research Alliance of Canada,  Indspire, Hallmark Canada. Right to Play International, and Shopify.

As a part of its investment in the CEOx1Day Future Leaders Summit, TalentEgg looks forward to providing its vast talent network with: an authentic Gen Z voice to the promotional campaign, high quality digital engagement, resources, video testimonials and insider access to the various recruitment phases of the program.

Of the renewed partnership, Lori Dyne, Chief Marketing Officer at Odgers Berndtson said, “TalentEgg is a wonderful partner that helps us connect with top student talent from across the country. As a key career resource for this demographic TalentEgg shares in our philosophy of investing in the professional development of Canada’s future leaders. They have done a tremendous job in producing video testimonials from CEOx1Day Alumni that we are leveraging as a part of the program’s digital strategy”.

“TalentEgg is also supporting our strategic promotion of the CEOx1Day Future Leaders Summit and the tremendous opportunity it offers to students as they embark on their transition from post-secondary to career via a microsite hosted on their platform and cross promotion on their robust social media channels”, added Dyne.

Other 2022 CEOx1Day program partners include Hogan Assessments, which helps businesses succeed through extensive leadership assessments designed to predict career performance for organizations on a global scale, media company Globe and Mail, Indspire, and educational partner, JDC Central.

Interested student candidates may apply online at ceox1day.ca or talentegg.ca/ceox1day between October 25th and November 25th, 2021

About TalentEgg

TalentEgg is Canada’s leading job site and online career resource for students, recent graduates, and early career professionals.

Since 2008, TalentEgg has helped millions of students and recent grads hatch their careers, and has worked with hundreds of Canadian employers to successfully attract top talent to their organizations.

While connecting our talent network with meaningful foundational and early career opportunities from top employers in Canada, TalentEgg also:

– provides thousands of free career resources created specifically with students and recent grads in mind; and,

– supports an active and diverse community of professionals who are passionate about empowering the careers of the next generation of talent, including employers, career centres, educators, and student leaders.

To find out more about how TalentEgg can help connect you with students, recent grads, and early career professionals visit us at employers.talentegg.ca.

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