David Coram, GM

Healing is more than treating a disease, an illness or a condition. It means caring for someone’s complete physical and emotional well-being. It means supporting guests, doctors, nurses and non-clinical staff to enhance the healing process. Committed to implementing programs that care for its patients’ complete physical and emotional well-being, Wolfson Children’s Hospital at Baptist Medical Center has found a way to do just that.

A few months ago, David Coram, Sodexo General Manager of Dining Services at Baptist, started a rooftop garden cared for by staff and pediatric patients. The patients help grow the food they will eventually eat. Coram says the idea came to him during last year’s pediatric food conference in Dallas, TX. During a best practice session, each participant shared innovative ideas implemented at individual accounts. After listening to each participant’s ideas, the one that resonated with him was a children’s garden. “The idea was born out of a collaboration of Sodexo people sharing ideas,” said David. Read more»

Sodexo Executive Chef Sterling Smith demonstrates preparation of spring rolls.

As a leading employer of culinary talent, Sodexo has developed a valuable partnership with BCA to help cultivate the next generation of culinary stars. Over the past several years, our partnership has continued to grow, spanning the arena of career planning, internships and job opportunities to exciting chef competitions and one-on-one guidance from Sodexo’s top culinary leaders.

Sodexo’s Talent Acquisition and operations staff recently met with BCA students in the New York City area. These students, part of the South Bronx and the Brooklyn Job Corps programs, were given insight into how to prepare for job interviews and create a standout resume by members of Sodexo’s recruiting team. Chef Sterling Smith, one of Sodexo’s Executive Chefs from the corporate headquarters’ test kitchen, discussed his own beginnings in the culinary field and the journey his career has taken with Sodexo. To top the visit off, all of the students took part in an interactive demonstration of a Sodexo spring roll recipe, tasting the ingredients, listening to helpful hints on food preparation, and eventually preparing their own sample to eat. Read more»

For the third consecutive year, Sodexo has been recognized as one of Black Enterprise magazine’s 40 Best Companies for Diversity. Sodexo was recognized by Black Enterprise for the diversity of its employee base, senior management and board of directors. According to the magazine, "Companies like those on our list that invest in the development and expansion of such human capital will emerge as today’s winners and tomorrow’s leaders." Read more»

Created in 2007, the STOP Hunger Scholarships recognize and reward students who have made a significant impact in the fight against hunger and its root causes in the United States. Five national STOP Hunger Scholarship recipients were recognized by the Sodexo Foundation at its annual fundraising dinner on June 10th in Washington, DC. The Sodexo Foundation honored each of the national recipients with a $5,000 scholarship for their education, as well as a matching grant for the hunger-related charity of their choice. In addition, 19 regional honorees each received a $1,000 grant for their designated hunger charity. Read more»

We are thrilled to announce that on July 19th Sodexo is moving to a new Career Center! Our new Career Center will make it easier for you to search and view jobs of interest and to stay on top of the status of your postings. To ensure that as we move to our new Career Center that you not only move with us, but that you are able to benefit from all of the many enhancements we are making beginning July 19th, we invite you to visit us at Sodexo USA Careers

• Create your new profile in our Career Center.
• Take the opportunity to update and tailor your resume—building in the keywords that will help our recruiters find you in the new Career Center and consider you for potential opportunities that might arise.
• Create a new job agent in the new Career Center so you do not miss out on any exciting opportunities.

We look forward to our move, and to ensuring you continue to be a part of our Sodexo talent community.

Derren Thompson is the Manager, Diversity Recruiting for Sodexo, responsible for managing the Sodexo Future Leaders Internship Program and executing diversity sourcing initiatives. Derren is an AIRS Certified Diversity Recruiter (CDR) and Certified Internet Recruiter (CIR). He holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree. With 14+ years of experience with Sodexo, Derren has built a varied career that spans the gamut from Operations to Recruiter to Diversity Recruiting Manager. We recently sat down with Derren to learn how he was able to make the transition into several different careers within the company. Read more»