Meet The First Talent For Good Cohort

A Robust Screening and Selection Process

The process of screening and selecting fifteen individuals from a pool of over 1,200 required an extensive application process conducted by the Cloud for Good recruitment team.  With so many applicants competing for a select few spots, an eagerness to learn helped set apart our fifteen ultimate selections.  Most of this first cohort has pursued additional learning opportunities, whether through previous work experience, continued higher education, technical courses, or extensive time spent learning the ins and outs of Trailhead.

In addition to an eagerness to learn, it was also critical for selected analysts to have a desire to make an impact in their careers in the nonprofit and higher education sectors at large.  Cloud for Good is passionate about creating transformational change through technology, and selected cohort members needed to reflect that passion.  This led us to our next step in the selection process: Salesforce demos.

More than resumes, past experiences, or showing promise, the Salesforce demo section of the application process really helped our selected cohort stand apart from the considerable competition.  Selected applicants were asked to create a Playground in Trailhead and to clearly articulate the impact a platform like Salesforce can have for Cloud for Good clients.  This section of the application process was particularly illuminating, as it was able to showcase an applicant’s unique ability to break down complex concepts into actionable steps, something that will be relied upon heavily when these skills are translated to working with real-world nonprofit and higher education clients at Cloud for Good.  For Talent for Good Data Analyst candidates, background knowledge in SQL was required, and all candidates were provided an assessment to demonstrate their knowledge.