Didn’t land a summer internship? 13 strategies to still land a great job upon graduation.
It’s the most frustrating paradox in the job market: you need experience to get a job, but you need a job to get experience. Relying solely on a polished resume or a generic degree certificate rarely cuts it anymore when hiring managers are sorting through hundreds of identical applications. Employers don’t want to take a […]
When recruiters tell you AI doesn’t screen out your resume, don’t believe them
Have you ever spent hours tailoring your resume, hit submit on a job application, and received an automated rejection email a short time later? If you felt a sinking feeling in your stomach and wondered, “Did a real person even look at my application?”—you are not crazy. For years, companies have insisted that human recruiters […]
Rejected in seconds. By nobody.
By Jim Stroud You will send hundreds of applications this year. Some rejections will arrive before you close the browser tab. The email is warm. It thanks you for your interest. It praises the caliber of the applicant pool. It wishes you well. It tells you nothing. Call it the ghost rejection. No feedback, no […]
Graduated without a job? 10 proven job search strategies for recent grads | From Dorms to Desks Podcast | ep103
Sitting at home with a fresh degree and an empty inbox is a special kind of stress. If you’ve been treating your post-grad job search like a numbers game—throwing generic resumes at hundreds of different portals and hoping the math eventually works out—you already know that the “spray and pray” method usually leads to silence […]
Am I crazy to believe that there will be more recruiters five years from now?
If you turn on the news or scroll through social media today, you hear the exact same prediction over and over again: Artificial Intelligence is coming for everyone’s job. And recruiters are usually near the top of that list. The story sounds simple enough. AI can read hundreds of resumes in a few seconds. It […]
Burned out from your summer job search? How to push past that fatigue.
Job searching in the middle of summer can feel like running through wet sand. The initial surge of graduation energy has worn off, your inbox is filled with out-of-office auto-replies, and it feels like the entire corporate world has checked out until September. When the hiring loop slows down, it’s incredibly easy to let your […]
How to leverage your summer internship into a full-time offer
By Vicki Salemi, career expert at Monster.com Congrats, you crushed your summer internship! If you clicked with your colleagues and boss, enjoyed the work, and felt right at home with company culture, you may be disappointed that the internship is coming to an end. After spending several weeks building relationships, learning the business, and contributing […]
Budgeting and forecasting your future entry-level hiring needs
For many firms, summer is seen as a slow period—a time to coast before the chaotic fall recruiting cycle begins. But smart hiring teams know that waiting until September to plan your entry-level strategy is a recipe for scrambling. If you want to secure the best new graduates and early-career professionals, summer is actually your […]
How to keep in touch with an employer who would hire you if it weren’t for their hiring freeze
There is nothing quite as draining as having a great first interview in June, only to watch the entire hiring process grind to a halt because half the executive team is on vacation. When a company enters a seasonal summer slowdown, your inbox can quickly turn into a desert. For a recent grad, this waiting […]
Back-to-Campus Playbook: How Career Centers Can Drive Engagement
Career centers face the critical challenge of capturing student attention during the crucial early weeks of the academic year. This playbook outlines three proven strategies to boost engagement, drawing from insights shared by university career services professionals. From interactive booth experiences to strategic video content, these tactics help build momentum that lasts throughout the semester. […]