We interviewed Dunte H., Associate Product Manager within the Advanced Surgical division, who recently joined CONMED. Read on to learn about his job search and onboarding experience.

What attracted you to CONMED’s culture during your job search?

In my job search, I was looking for a high-performance team and a manager who cared about my development. At CONMED, I've found both and so much more. I was scanning LinkedIn one day, looking for companies that employees couldn't stop talking about. I figured that would be a pretty good proxy for great work culture.

What I found from CONMED were junior and senior level staff interacting with each other on every kind of post:

Someone got promoted? Hundreds of reactions.
Someone took a cool vacation to recharge? Dozens of gracious, enthusiastic comments.
Someone posted publicly about a great interaction with their manager? Several stories with similar experiences.

When I started following the company account, I was watching for signs of them living out their values. One of those values is "we believe in the power of engaged talent."

What I found were "meet the team" virtual events going on every other week. I found people telling stories about being hired despite their lack of experience and being celebrated for their outsider viewpoint. I found a whole collection of blogs from interns about what they learned and how earnestly everyone they met was invested in their growth.

Since being hired, what has your experience been like with CONMED?

After accepting an offer and before I even started, my new manager called me with obvious, genuine enthusiasm to have me join the team. He invited me to visit a customer in the field in my first week. He asked for my perspective on the customer experience and listened closely to my responses. He introduced me to my teammates and we discussed my long-term goals.

I've had VPs of other divisions call me directly to welcome me to the company and ask how they could help. I've had other new marketers reach out to share about their own onboarding experiences and point me to helpful resources. My teammates check in every few days to see if I feel comfortable and confident here.

Just a few weeks into this position, I was offered a high-visibility, high-impact project. This was a chance to make a mark on this organization. The mere suggestion was proof that I was trusted, valued, and encouraged to shine here.

Why would you recommend joining one of CONMED’s marketing teams?

CONMED's marketing teams have huge ambitions, and we get genuine support from leadership. We are trusted, valued partners in the business. We get to define product strategy, build internal initiatives, and manage customer-facing campaigns.

I went into the job market looking for leaders who care and products that matter and teams that deliver. I interacted with well over 100 professionals at CONMED during my first six weeks and every single one of them has testified to those three characteristics.

To sum up my onboarding at CONMED: I had more positive experiences in my first few weeks than I can count!

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