Recruiting Innovation Presents

Congratulations to the 2024 Talent Grant graduates

who are now Certified Tech Recruiters!

Angionlina Brens

International Recruiter

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Sydney James

Aspiring ServiceNow Developer

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Trina Shorters

Human Resources Generalist

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Caleb Agyemang-Duah

Digital Transformation Lead

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Victoria Paintsil

Aspiring International Legal Tech

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IN GRANTS AWARDED

50

CERTIFIED GRADUATES

74

MENTORS & SPEAKERS

Named after the legendary Ernestine McClendon, the first Black talent agent and the first agent to represent Black talent, Recruiting Innovation seeks to continue her mission through this grant program to support and elevate underrepresented talent, specifically within the recruiting industry.

The Ernestine McClendon Talent Grant provides Tech Recruiter Certification, mentorship, training and community to professionals from the Black, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled and other underrepresented communities to enter and flourish within the tech recruiting industry.

Recruiting Innovation firmly believes the more diverse our recruiting teams are, the more diverse our teams will ultimately be. By providing this Talent Grant, we seek to create a more inclusive and representative recruiting industry.

— Alison Daley, founder and CEO of Recruiting Innovation

The Ernestine McClendon Talent Grant was created to attract, train, certify and meaningfully support underrepresented talent to enter and excel within the technical recruiting industry.