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1. John Torrance-Nesbitt
Director, Employment Branding & Marketing & UR
Global Staffing & Diversity Department - HR – Monsanto
April 22, 2004 Presentation to HRLT
“Improving Diversity Recruiting Results”
Objectives:
Raise Monsanto’s Diversity Recruiting Profile
Build a Diversity-Friendly market reputation
Broaden our potential diverse employment pool

2. Background: A Great Employment Brand
 Our Employment Brand is now firmly established in the marketplace
• New recruiting brochures: “Monsanto Careers”; “Seed”; &
“Technology”.
• Upgrades to our Career Section webpage.
• A new Recruiting Video.
• Won several top employer awards programs. We won the Fortune Top
100 Employers and St. Louis Business Journal Employer Awards.

3. Creating Diversity Recruiting
Momentum
2004 & Beyond Challenges
• Raise Monsanto’s Diversity Recruiting Profile
• Build a Diversity-Friendly market reputation
• Broaden our potential diverse employment pool
(3) Key Recommendations: Training, Networks & Image
1. Training: Build more Diversity Recruiting Skills amongst the
recruiting staff
2. Networks: Leverage Monsanto internal Employee networks
3. Image: Expand Monsanto’s image and visibility with the Diverse
candidate pool
Medium –
Long Term • For Monsanto to be recognized in the market place as an employer of
Aim choice for people of color - reaping the associated business benefits of having
a diverse workforce

4. Training:
Building more Training for all recruitment staff
Diversity A full-day AIRS Seminar (St. Louis) “Certified Diversity Recruiter”
Recruiting Skills This full-day workshop delivers research, case studies, and cutting
amongst the edge diversity sourcing tactics which recruiters need to attract
and hire the best diversity talent. The course will cover:
Monsanto’s
Recruiting Staff • Closing Great Diversity Candidates
• What Does a Diversity Job Seeker look for in an organization?
• Reverse Selection & Resume Screening
• Sourcing Great Diversity Candidates
All Recruiters • Best Practices in Internet Advertising
Trained • Active Internet Sourcing, etc..
• How to find diversity candidates' Web resumes and home
As: pages, etc..
Certified
 Each Recruiter will be encouraged to sit for the Certification
Diversity
examination at the end of this course in order to become a
Recruiters “Certified Diversity Recruiter “. Each Recruiter will have access
to AIRS’ multi-purpose Diversity Portal

5. Training:
Building more
Diversity
Recruiting Skills
amongst the
Monsanto’s
Recruiting Staff
(Continued)
This training’s purpose:
• Diversity recruitment is a full team approach & effort
• Training leverages and maximizes the diversity effect across all
recruiters
• Skills aid in building a recruitment culture permeated with a diversity
approach
• Skills ensure that Diversity is not an “add-on” but rather an important
and integral part of Monsanto’s overall recruiting strategy

6. Networks
Utilize Monsanto’s In-house Diversity Networks
A Networks’ Committee in Staffing has been formed to leverage Monsanto’s
Internal Networks.
We Will:
 Conduct a Summit with the Networks
Train the “Employee Network Ambassadors” (in selling
Monsanto as the preferred place to work)
Gather Organizational Information from all of the
Networks:
(e.g., what organizations do they know about; what
organizations can they (and Staffing) work with in
order to expand Monsanto outreach efforts, etc.)
Benefits of • Potential reduction in cost of hiring
leveraging • Represents a large resource to utilize for Diverse Recruiting
the • Aids in attracting excellent potential source of candidates &
Internal employees
Networks • Aids building integral Diverse Culture
• Aids external image and corporate Diversity reputation

7. Image
Enhance Monsanto’s image and visibility with
Diverse candidates
The conveyed images of Monsanto to the public will affect
recruitment results
• Create a specific brochure profiling people of color at Monsanto
We need to: • Increase use of Diverse media (print & radio advertising)
• Increase use of more Diverse web sites for Monsanto Job Listings
• Increase attendance to Diverse Career Fairs (General & Industry Specific)
• Begin some Organizational Corporate Sponsorship e.g. BDPA, HACE,
MANRRS
Benefits:
• Wider distribution & circulation of Monsanto opportunities
• An enhanced image amongst diverse candidate pool
• Access to increased pipeline of potential diverse candidates at all levels
• A positive and progressive reputation in the market place
• More Diverse candidates on the candidates’ slates

8. More
Diverse
Candidates
Slates
US Diversity
Marketing Recruiting
Recruitment Managers
Strategy Recruitment
Strategy

9. 2004 Diversity Strategy
US-Wide Diversity Marketing/Recruiting Strategy
1) Training: Diversity Recruiting Skills amongst the recruiting staff
2) Networks: Leverage Monsanto internal networks
3) Image: Expand Monsanto’s image and visibility with the Diverse
candidate pool
Staffing Manager Staffing Manager
Staffing Manager
Staffing Manager
Strategy Strategy
Strategy
Strategy
Lines of Business: Lines of Business:
Lines of Business:
Lines of Business:
Foundations Biotechnology
Commercial & Mfg
Commercial & Mfg
(Pilot Effort)
Diversity Sourcing
Researcher
Co-op

10. Expected Results
 Increased Diversity on candidate slates
 Increased image and ability to attract
POC & Women
 Increased momentum and market
reputation
 Building a greater recruiting network
 both internal & external (e.g.
MANRRS, HACE, etc.)

11. What We Need From You: HRLT
 Your support, encouragement and
influence (in working with the Hiring
Managers)---in conveying the consistent
message about the continued important of
inclusive hiring practices,
which will lead to broad and deep
diversity across the board;
 Your participation to let us know where
the issues are;

12. Staff Diversity Recruiting Training (Certified
Diversity Recruiter Training)
•Diversity Sourcing Researchers (Co-op/Intern)
Addendum
In-house Diverse Networks
•Brochure "People of Color" at Monsanto
•Print Advertising
Radio Advertising
Websites
•Career Fairs
Web postings
Organizational Sponsorship: MANRRS
Science Magazine (advertising, job postings,
search
resume database, etc)