For recent college graduates, nothing is more frustrating than applying for entry-level jobs that require experience. With degrees in hand, an eagerness to perform and a willingness to learn on the job, these prospective hires could be making a significant…
College Recruiting
Smaller Employers May Find College Hiring A Little Easier This Year
Smaller companies and those without a big national brand may find recruiting the Class of 2018 a little easier this year. The annual college recruiting survey from NACE found employers plan to hire 4% more grads this year than last….
How to Use Data to Make Better Hires
There has been a lot of buzz around the use of people analytics, but the evidence for its impact has been sparse. Now, though, we have emerging evidence that people analytics can successfully be applied to improve hiring. This new…
Your Next Hire Should Be In High School
The skills gap is growing between candidates entering the workforce with a traditional college degree, and candidates recruiters are looking to hire. If your human resources team is concerned about this talent deficit, and can’t seem to find the right…
What to Look Out For When You Start Hiring Gen Z
Generation Z (ages 17-26) is catching the attention of marketers, media and the entertainment industry. But what makes this new generation different? As this new generation begins to enter the workforce, it’s time to evaluate how they stack up to…
Student Loan Help: A Benefit That Will Get You Noticed
There will be roughly 1.8 million graduates in the class of 2016, adding to the most educated generation in U.S. history. But a pool of educated candidates does not necessarily equate to jobs filled. So how to attract this next…
When Does Your Company’s Recruiting Cross the Line?
The University of Louisville’s basketball program is under fire because of allegations by former recruits and players who claim that Louisville paid for strippers to entertain them on recruiting visits that included paid sex. From ESPN.com: Five former University of Louisville…
How Google Has Now Brainwashed Us All About Hiring
It was just a matter of time before the company that vows to do know evil would eventually take over the function that is the most hated in the world. Don’t get me wrong; Google didn’t come into your organization…
Job Prospects Have Improved For 2015 College Graduates
The job prospects for this year’s college seniors are better than they have been in years, say two different employer surveys. CareerBuilder’s survey of 2,175 hiring and human resource managers found 65 percent of them planning to hire one or more…
3 Things to Help Hold on to Recent College Graduates
In many ways, recent college graduates are the perfect candidates to hire. They’re young, fresh, and willing to learn. However, they also come with a problem: Most recent grads don’t stay with an organization very long. A new study by…
If Google Doesn’t Care About Hiring Top Graduates, Should You?
By all other accounts, you probably aim to hire the best people for your organization. This includes targeting those who went to elite universities, were top of their class, and come with a bevy of recommendations from professors and advisors….
That New Post-College SAT? Just Another Way to Hire by the Numbers
As long as I have been in business, hiring managers have been trying to pin a magic number on job candidates in the hope it will indicate future job performance. Sometimes that number is a GPA, combined test score, or…
The Top 10 Things You Can Do to Win the War For College Talent
College recruiting has been in the doldrums during most of the economic downturn, and as a result there have been few strategic changes in it, even though the rest of the recruiting function has undergone major shifts during the downturn….
Shrinking College Enrollment Makes HR’s Job That Much Harder
Colleges and universities will have fewer students this fall as enrollments are falling across the board. The reasons? It’s a number of factors – a decline in college-aged kids, rising tuition costs, and continued soft job market for new college…
Dear 2013 Graduates: Here’s Some Advice From a Friend in HR
It’s that time of year when college and universities around the world will release onto us the great minds of the graduating Class of 2013. This always makes me think of the popular advice given at a commencement a few…
2013 College Grads Will Find a Job Market About as Tough as 2012
With only days left before this year’s college seniors become alums, those who don’t already have jobs are going to find it as hard to find work as last year’s grads did. And for those in the liberal arts, three…
Unemployment Is a Problem, But Youth Unemployment Is a Crisis
You probably know a good kid like this. Graduating from high school in June. From an OK high school. Not the best student. Probably not able to get in to college – even if they could afford it and were…
Hiring Wisdom: Do You Really Need a Degree to Get a Job?
Most employee recruiting ads read something like this: “…high school diploma required or college degree required or MBA required.“ I have one question: WHY? Can you really give me a good reason or is it just something we have always…
Today’s College Recruiting Picture: It’s Finally Starting to Perk Up
Things are looking modestly up for most college graduates this coming year (and perhaps a bit more competitive for recruiters). That’s the broad conclusion of a recently released report by Dr. Phil Gardner of the College Employment Research Institute. Tipped…
Would Your Company Hire Someone Without a College Degree?
Ah, college. That wonderful place where millions of kids flock annually — and then head home 15 pounds heavier, under-slept, and vaguely hungover. But, standard practice implies, better for it. Smarter. More qualified. The National Association of Colleges and Employers…