CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY REPORT 2010


As part of WellPoint’s commitment to building a world-class workforce, we’re dedicated to actively recruiting a diverse pool of talent whose varied experiences and strengths constantly broaden our outlook and enhance our business operations.

We have partnered with professional organizations, colleges and universities; developed an online recruitment strategy; and enlisted the help and support of all of our associate resource groups. Our executive and leadership recruitment team has performance goals aimed at improving racial and gender representation in frontline, midlevel, staff VP and higher positions.

Strategic Partnerships

WellPoint’s talent acquisition organization uses a variety of venues to reach out to a diverse pool of candidates. We attend more than 50 career events a year, work with a variety of professional organizations, post our positions through numerous diversity job portals, participate in career conferences and visit a wide array of colleges and universities.

We maintain strong partnerships with and attend career events organized by such groups as the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA), the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA), Black Data Processors Associates (BDPA), and the International Association of Black Actuaries, to name a few. And, in 2010, we also participated in the Reaching Out MBA Conference –- the annual conference for LGBT MBA students and professionals.

Other career events attended by WellPoint associates:

  • Milicruit & Hire Heroes USA Virtual Career Fair, www.veteranscareerfair.com
  • Homeless Resource Job Fair, Columbus, Ga.
  • Naval Base Job Fair, Port Hueneme, Calif.
  • UW - Milwaukee Diversity Career Fair, Milwaukee, Wis.
  • ERA Open House, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Brandford School, Colonie, N.Y.
  • Louisville Career Expo, Louisville, Ky.
  • IPIC (Indianapolis Private Industry Council) - Annual Job Fair, Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Ashley Station Career & Education Expo, Columbus, Ga.
  • Wright Patterson Air Force Base Workshop/Recruit, Dayton, Ohio
  • Wilberforce College Career Fair, Xenia, Ohio
  • Disability Networking Day, Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Orange County Community College, Middletown, N.Y.
  • MLK, JR, Albany, N.Y.
  • ATA Job Fair, Indianapolis, Ind.
  • NSHP/LatPro, New York, N.Y.
  • CARE Job Fair, Indianapolis, Ind.
  • TAPS - Wright Pat AFB, Dayton, Ohio
  • Harris Stow State College, St. Louis, Mo.
  • Orange County Job Fair (DOL), Middletown, N.Y.
  • Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.
  • Career Expo, Louisville, Ky.
  • Hesser College, Manchester, N.Y.
  • Military Job Fair, Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Louisville Urban League sponsored - Jeffersontown Expo
  • Community Career Expo, Jeffersontown, Ky.
  • University of Phoenix, Columbus, Ga.
  • National Black Nurses Associate Conference, Las Vegas, Nev.
  • Minority Corporate Counsel Association Conference, Chicago, Ill.
Online Recruitment

As the online world evolves, so does our online recruitment strategy. We target broad segments of talent by promoting openings and searching for candidates on more than 100 diversity-related sites such as Hirediversity.com, DiversityInc.com, DiversityWorking.com, BlackCareers.com, LatPro.com, Hispanic-jobs.com & asian-jobs.com to name a few.

WellPoint also takes full advantage of social networking sites such as Facebook.com where we maintain a blog. WellPoint also uses Twitter and LinkedIn as part of our diversity recruitment strategy.

Through our relationship with Careerbuilder.com our postings are visible in more than 180 diversity sites. In addition, WellPoint has established a relationship with Beyond.com and through its postings, jobs get cross-posted to 46 unique diversity sites.

Associate Participation

One of our best sources for finding diverse talent has been through our Associate Referral Program, which encourages associates to refer qualified external candidates for open positions. When a referred candidate is hired, the associate receives a referral bonus as WellPoint’s thanks for encouraging top talent to join our organization.

Military Veterans

We actively recruit veterans to join our company because we value the unique skills these individuals bring to the table. WellPoint is a corporate sponsor of four Recruit Military events, and participate in several Vets First career fairs. Through our partnership with a new virtual event site called Milicruit, we have participated in three online career fairs. We also partner with other popular military recruiting sites like RecruitMilitary, GI Jobs, Hire Veterans and Job Opportunities for Disabled American Veterans, and continue to work with the Transition Assistance Program for veterans.