Our Commitment

We aim to cultivate an engaged workforce that values different perspectives and cultural backgrounds, providing the resources needed for success. Each employee brings unique qualities and experiences that enrich our company and strengthen our connections with customers and communities.

We believe that true innovation occurs when everyone has equal access to tools, resources and opportunities to excel and perform at their best.

Building Our Workforce

The success of our mission and the strength of our organization rely on our employees and their broad range of backgrounds and experiences.

To create a dynamic workplace full of opportunities for all, our approach to acquiring talent includes leveraging our Business Resource Groups, as well as broadening our direct reach through partnerships with community-based organizations, external strategic partners and academic institutions at the middle, high school and two- and four-year college levels.

Strategic Partnerships

Some of our key partners who have a proven impact on advancing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and the skilled trades:

• Women in the Enterprise of Science and Technology: Inspires, supports and champions women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics by offering comprehensive workshops, panels and learning sessions on career advancement, leadership skills and entrepreneurial mindsets.
• Hack Diversity: Breaks down barriers for underrepresented professionals by building access for the next generation in tech.
• ReadyCT: Advances academic excellence and career-connected learning for all public school students in Connecticut through collaboration with business, civic and educational leaders.

We strengthen our workforce through various dynamic programs and strategic partnerships, including:

• Collaborate with educational institutions and unions to offer certificate and apprenticeship programs.
• Partnering with two- and four-year colleges and universities to offer intern and co-op programs, with the goal of hiring students into full-time positions upon graduation.
• Working with non-profit organizations to provide apprenticeships with the goal of hiring candidates into early-career IT positions.
• The Partnership and Conexion focuses on hiring, retaining and developing female talent from varied backgrounds.
• Attracting talent begins with building key business relationships in the communities we serve. We continue to strengthen our workforce pipelines and accelerate the addition of new partners focused on developing and placing top talent in careers across New England.
  
  



The Eversource team at the 2023 New England Women in Energy and the Environment gala.

• New England Women in Energy and the Environment supports women working in energy and environmental fields, providing education, development, networking and mentoring opportunities.
• Providing underserved youth, veterans, under-employed adults and others from various communities with an opportunity to qualify for well-paid craft positions, through certification and degreed programs at local community colleges.
• We are a committed partner of Paradigm for Parity, which supports companies in their commitment for gender parity in corporate leadership. They offer career development programs and workshops that help propel women forward in their career journeys.
• We have sponsored the Women's Energy Network (WEN) since 2020. The organization provides networking and educational programming on relevant topics, mentoring, social events and mixers with other local organizations and community civic engagement events.
• Over the past six years, we have been a major sponsor of Girls with Impact. Their “mini-MBA” program equips girls from historically underserved communities with the skills, knowledge and confidence to launch their own businesses and ultimately become the leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators of tomorrow.