How to land a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) job at a big company

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is becoming increasingly popular in the private sector. In fact, 90 percent of companies on the S&P 500 index published CSR reports in 2019—up from 86 percent in 2018, 75 percent in 2014, and only 20 percent in 2011. CSR in business is when a company puts as much emphasis on the impact it has on people and the planet as it does profit. 

Many companies have taken to producing internal and external CSR reports to share the efforts they are making to become more socially responsible with their team and their clients. Along with this has come a boom in CSR roles. However, these roles do not follow the typical hiring standards for the private sector as many companies turn to the nonprofit sector to seek the best candidates for implementing social impact programs. 

Here are some tips for transferring from the nonprofit and social impact sectors to the private sector in a CSR role.