Inspiring the Future: Pentair Receives Handshake Early Talent Award

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Tanya Hooper
Tanya Hooper EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer

03/11/2025

Inspiring the Future: Pentair Receives Handshake Early Talent Award

At Pentair, we seek talented and passionate employees who aspire to live our purpose to create a better world for people and the planet through smart, sustainable water solutions. I am excited to share that our dedication to inspiring and engaging with the next generation of talent was recently recognized with Pentair receiving a 2025 Handshake Early Talent Award

We are honored to receive this distinguished award as it recognizes our efforts to drive positive career outcomes with emerging talent. Awarded annually and now in their fifth year, the Handshake Early Talent Awards (ETAs) celebrate the best employers for job seekers starting their careers. This year, Pentair was one of three hundred winning employers across seventeen industries.

Handshake Early Talent Award

I’m incredibly proud of the programs that Pentair has in place to attract and support early career talent. A few examples include: 

  • Recruiting Program: Our robust recruiting program engages with eight functions within the business and recruits from ten core universities across the United States. The goal of our campus strategy is to seek and retain top talent that possess the critical skills and leadership competencies that we need for the future of Pentair. Our engagement with the students helps position Pentair as an employer of choice and spread awareness of our mission of helping the world sustainably move, improve, and enjoy water, life’s most essential resource.
  • Leadership Development Programs: We also encourage and support early career talent within Pentair through our Leadership Development Programs. These accelerated programs for recent college graduates are designed to develop high caliber individuals into future leaders at Pentair. Our programs give participants the opportunity to gain high-level visibility to leadership and create significant impact within our global manufacturing organization.   
  • Intern Summer Program: Pentair further inspires early talent through our annual Intern Summer Program where college interns engage in impactful, project-based work throughout the summer. Each intern is assigned to a real-world, strategic business project that directly helps Pentair create a more sustainable future. Interns also participate in a mentorship program, volunteer events, learn from top leaders across Pentair, and join weekly roundtable conversations with peers throughout the duration of their internship.
Intern Summit Week Roundtable Discussion
Intern Summit Surly Brewery Tour Interns Walking Through Brewery
Intern Summit Week Crunch and Prowl Event
Great River Greening Volunteering Event Interns Digging and Planting Trees
Great River Greening Volunteering Event Interns Standing by Rum River
Intern Summit Week Educational Discussions

I want to thank our human resources and early careers teams for their contributions to winning the Handshake Early Talent Award. Their dedication to engaging with and seeking motivated, early career professionals to join Pentair will better advance our mission and strengthen our talented workforce.

Interested in working with us? Head to our Careers page to learn more about job opportunities at Pentair. 

About Handshake 

Handshake is the career platform for Gen Z. With a community of over 17 million students, alumni, employers, and career educators, Handshake’s network is where career advice and discovery turn into first, second, and third jobs. Nearly 1 million companies use Handshake to build their future workforce—from Fortune 500 to federal agencies, school districts to startups, healthcare systems to small businesses. 

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