SHPE - Fall 2007 - (Page 67) United States Steel Corporation Joins IPC I n an effort to increase its diversity recruiting efforts, United States Steel Corporation recently joined the Society’s Industrial PartnerSHPE Council. A Fortune 500 company, U.S. Steel is the sixth largest steel producer in the world, the second largest integrated steel producer in North America and one of the largest integrated flat-rolled producers in Central Europe. It produces high value-added steels which are used to produce a wide variety of products including automobiles, appliances, containers and tubular products. The company employs more than 46,400 people across the United States and Europe. At U.S. Steel, diversity and inclusion is more than a business imperative; it is one of the company’s five core values. As the company evolves to meet the changing needs of the competitive landscape, hiring and retaining the best talent is a critical enabler to its longterm success. In the words of John Surma, U.S. Steel’s chairman and CEO, “We must win the battle for human talent.” The company defines inclusion as “the process of leveraging the power of differences and similarities to achieve a common goal or objective.” That commitment is stated clearly in U.S. Steel’s corporate diversity and inclusion mission: In order to attract and www.SHPE.org R Fall 2007 retain employees with the talents and skills needed for the Company to achieve its Vision – Making Steel. World Competitive. Building Value. – U.S Steel is committed to creating an environment that values people’s differences. Through its partnership with the Society, U.S. Steel will extend challenging opportunities for experienced applicants as well as students interested in coops and internships. For example, U. S. Steel has hired more than 230 college graduates for its Management Associate Program in each of the last two years and anticipates continuing that trend in 2007. The program gives college graduates an opportunity to prepare for supervisory responsibilities at the company’s headquarters and operating facilities. Candidates receive formal and on-the-job training related to their individual work assignments. The Student Employment Program provides students with meaningful, hands-on work experience in various departments, while helping them develop career-related skills. The program consists of a rotating co-op program and a summer internship program and also offers housing stipends and/or housing during their paid student employment. Moreover, it opens doors to network with professional contacts in the field. For more information and employment opportunities, visit www.ussteel.com. I 67 http://www.atec.army.mil/AEC/index.asp http://www.atec.army.mil/AEC/index.asp http://www.ussteel.com http://www.SHPE.org
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