Carolanne Zelis named Orr Fellow
Cleveland native to begin a selective, two-year post-graduate program in Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS – Carolanne Zelis is one of just six percent of top-tier college seniors selected to join Orr Fellowship.
Orr Fellowship, one of Indiana’s most celebrated nonprofit talent programs, is a two-year post-graduate program that places high-achieving college seniors from across the Midwest in full-time, paid positions at dynamic companies and organizations in Indianapolis.
Zelis will join Orr Fellowship’s 20th and largest cohort of Fellows to date. From August to October, college seniors from across the Midwest were recruited to Orr. Of the nearly 1,300 applicants, just 100 were invited to Orr Fellowship’s Finalist Day held in November. Of those 100, 79 individuals received job offer calls.
Orr Fellowship’s one-of-a-kind interview day, typically held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Media Center, was turned into a virtual event this year. Candidates and Indianapolis business executives conducted over 420 interviews over the course of eight hours.
Zelis and other Fellows were hired by 46 partner companies this year that include IU Health, Kinney Group, KSM Consulting, Lev, Roche Diagnostics and Terminus. There were 9 first-time partner companies also welcomed to the Orr Network.
After graduating with degrees in economics and management and a minor in strategic human resource management and organizational leadership from Xavier University, Zelis will begin at Jobvite, a fully-integrated end-to-end talent acquisition suite for marketing-first recruiting organizations.
In addition to working at Jobvite, Zelis will participate in Orr Fellowship’s programming dedicated to nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit and developing strong leadership skills. Zelis will also enter Orr’s networking communities via the program and help recruit the next cohort of Orr Fellows.
Dozens of Fellows have gone on to found their own businesses and most former Fellows have become leaders at successful companies.
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About Orr Fellowship
Dedicated to matching exceptional, high-achieving college seniors to full-time, paid jobs at dynamic companies and organizations of all types and sizes in the Indianapolis area since its first cohort in 2002, Orr Fellowship's Fellows receive two years of extensive programming and networking opportunities by night as they devote themselves to their careers by day. Learn more information about the Orr Fellowship here.