MM SHRM Job Pledge

Affirmative Recruiting Initiative

How It Works

Students in the work-study program will work at your company while completing their final year in high school. You have the opportunity to work with the student and then opt to hire the student after graduation.

Your company can start saving money from Affirmative Recruiting Initiative (ARI) by following five simple steps:

  1. Go to the MM SHRM job pledge website, www.jobpledge.com, and post a work-study job or: Call our Job Pledge coordinator at (414) 274-6660.
  2. An ARI specialist will contact you within 48 hours.
  3. Screened student candidates who match your selection criteria will be referred to you.
  4. Once you make a selection, your new employee will first work under the work-study program, with support from ARI transition specialists.
  5. When the student graduates, you can choose to hire the student full-time.

The ARI Advantage

Other RecruitingStrategies Affirmative Recruiting Initiative

1x4-inch Sunday Journal Sentinel ad
$1,000 per week

ARI pledge: $0

Monster.com subscription
$12,000 per year

ARI participation: $0

Qualifying 100 applicants through interviews:
$25,000

Qualifying 2-3 prescreened students:
$250

Tax credit for hiring walk-in applicants:
$0

Tax credit for hiring an ARI referral:
$2,400

Tax Credit

Wisconsin’s Work Opportunity Tax Credit applies to all student hires through the Affirmative Recruiting Initiative program. Adecco will guide you through the process and provide you with the correct tax credit forms. For more information, go to: www.dwd.state.wi.us/jobservice/taxcredit.