Rod Adams
U.S. Recruitment Leader
PwC
Hartford, CT USA
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Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
I’m originally from North Carolina, but moved to Chicago when I was young—I would become the first in my family to really enter corporate America.
I wanted to pursue accounting from the time I started college—my goals were reaffirmed when even the FBI spoke at my school and revealed that accounting was one of the top majors they hired from.
I’ve been with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) throughout my whole career, starting in audit.
My favorite aspect of audit was building relationships with clients, so my coach referred me for a role that interacted heavily with the human resources department.
I stayed in audit for about three years before moving into what I call the “people space”—I’ve worked in deployment, recruiting, diversity, human resources, and then back in recruiting.
I moved to Los Angeles, California, for a few years when I first started working in recruitment for PwC, but I eventually moved back to Chicago.
I currently lead the recruitment team at PwC for the United States and Mexico—I’ve been in this position for four years.
In my community, I serve on the Posse Foundation Chicago Advisory Board—the Posse Foundation recruits and trains scholars with extraordinary leadership potential.
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Career
U.S. Recruitment Leader
I’m responsible for recruitment strategy and leading the recruitment team at PwC in the US & Mexico.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Business
Numbers
Problem Solving
Day to Day
I'm at the head of PwC's hiring across the U.S. and Mexico, from intern to director. That's about 15,000 people per year! I lead a team of about 400 people doing on-the-ground recruitment. I work closely with U.S. firm leadership, faculty relationship partners, market leaders, and recruitment teams to design and execute our recruitment strategy. I build sustainable competitive advantage in attracting top talent through recruiting programs, social and digital media, and brand-setting activities.
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Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Society in General:
"Work should be your main priority if you want to be successful."
Challenges I Overcame
Work / Life Balance
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Making it Balance
Paths in accounting and auditing
