Attraction & Retention

CDW unites coworkers across geographies, roles, and backgrounds through our values and commitments. They are the foundation for collaboration, connection, and success and represent our competitive advantage.

We are committed to fostering a welcoming and respectful culture where every coworker can thrive, focused on growth, engagement, and shared success. Our people-first performance culture supports retention and promotes engagement so coworkers can thrive and deliver positive outcomes for customers, community, and the company.

We track recruiting results and sources of hires to continuously improve our attraction and retention efforts through key initiatives, including:

Building strong early career talent pipelines through college and university partnerships and our coworker referral network.

Accelerating recruiting for specialized roles as CDW's Services & Solutions business grows, investing in new talent-sourcing tools to meet evolving business needs.

Supporting coworker retention through meaningful recognition, clear career pathways through the Global Career Framework, and culture programs that connect people across geographies and roles.

To help coworkers succeed, we conduct structured talent reviews across leadership levels, assessing coworker readiness and building succession pipelines to ensure CDW has the internal capability to meet our evolving business needs and sustain long-term growth. We leverage a performance management approach that balances structured goal setting and mid-year and end-year review with ongoing feedback and regular check-ins between coworkers and their managers, supported by ongoing market benchmarking to align with evolving best practices and industry standards.

We demonstrate our commitment to coworkers through programs designed to recognize, reward, and support them every day:

Winning Everyday:
Celebrates milestones and highlights coworkers who go above and beyond to demonstrate our company values and commitments, to support each other, and to better serve our customers.

Coworkers of the Quarter & Year:
Recognizes global senior managers and below through peer nominations of coworkers who have driven superior performance, exemplified our values and commitments, and demonstrated growth.

Celebrating Service:
Recognizes coworkers’ loyalty and years of service with milestone-based awards and gifts.

We also support coworkers through our 15 Business Resource Groups (BRGs) globally. All BRGs are open to all coworkers, and support networking, mentoring, leadership development, and community engagement. BRGs support cross-functional collaboration across regions and offer pathways for coworkers to engage with their communities.