Employee Benefit News (EBN) recently reported on the successful deployment of student loan assistance at Rise Interactive. Rise is an award winning digital marketing agency and Nicole Skaluba is the company’s head of people.
In the article, Nicole talks about why Rise decided to offer student loan assistance, how the program has been received by Risers (employees) and what it’s meant for the company. Here’s a preview:
“[The student loan repayment benefit] has already been a huge recruiting and retention piece for us,” she said. “People are really proud to work for an organization that’s offering this. It’s been a great benefit for us.”
The article wraps up with three takeaways for how other employers can learn from Rise Interactive to design and implement an effective student loan assistance program at their company.