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The 5 pillars of an EVP that attracts and retains top talent

Your current and prospective employees have new expectations of you. Find out what they are.

1. Compensation

2. Total rewards package

“Any company can provide money—it has to be the total package.”

Tamla Oates-Forney, Former Chief People Officer at Waste Management

Today, workers who enroll in Waste Management’s education benefits are 60% more likely to stay with the company.

Fortune feature on Waste Management's education benefits (2023)

​​“There is such a war for talent that compensation isn’t a differentiator.”

Tamla Oates-Forney, Former Chief People Officer at Waste Management

3. Career advancement opportunities

“The most innovative companies are realizing the best thing they can do to differentiate themselves as an employer is to offer economic mobility, reskilling, and the opportunity to gain more skills or move up within a company.”

Rachel Romer, CEO and Founder of Guild

Career opportunity in action

Real-world examples of career advancement

Watch employees from Walmart, Chipotle, and Waste Management transform their careers with their employers through education.

4. Contribution to the world

“To win the hearts of Generation Z, companies and employers will need to highlight their efforts to be good global citizens. And actions speak louder than words: Companies must demonstrate their commitment to a broader set of societal challenges such as sustainability, climate change, and hunger.”

Deloitte, Understanding Generation Z in the Workplace

“Employees are going to want to work for organizations that can get behind a purpose and not just talk about it but actually live it.”

Tawanda Starms, VP of Talent and Culture at Chipotle

5. Culture

Learning oriented cultures tend to be more diverse and inclusive

“I think it says a lot about Chipotle as a company that they’re willing to invest in their people because cultivating a better world doesn’t just mean food and the food industry. It also means cultivating people and they truly do do that.”

Alyssa Riegel, Chipotle Employee and Learner

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