TRANSPORTATION a new employee program that recruits recent college graduates into an 18-month intensive program where they rotate in different positions within the business to get a complete view of our processes .”
J . B . Hunt has also created several programs to foster a diverse workplace . Working with UST-Global and its Step It Up America program , J . B . Hunt offers a 12-week training program for JAVA development for women who have degrees in non-STEM fields . J . B . Hunt has also established employee resource groups such as Growing and Retaining Outstanding Women ( GROW ), Latinos Engaging , Advancing and Developing ( LEAD ), and Veterans Employee Resource Group ( VERG ). The organizations focus on developing and recruiting leaders from diverse backgrounds .
“ There aren ’ t enough women going into IT , and we ’ re going to change that ,” Black says . “ We ’ re working to encourage diversity by sponsoring women at IT conferences , hosting Young Women ’ s Conferences and holding career days with local high schools ,” Black says .
Innovation together For Black , collaboration with the next generation is crucial to taking J . B . Hunt into the future .
In March , the University of Arkansas announced a collaboration between J . B . Hunt , the Sam M . Walton College of Business and College of Engineering . The J . B . Hunt Innovation
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