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. […]
How to tell an employer you’ve changed your mind after you’ve accepted their job offer
It’s the ultimate good problem to have: after weeks of silence, you suddenly get two or three job offers at the exact same time. But while it feels great to be wanted, the period that follows can be a total minefield for a recent graduate. If you handle the situation poorly—by ghosting a recruiter, letting […]
What does it mean to truly workforce plan? | High Volume Hiring Podcast | ep129
Today’s guest on the High Volume Hiring Podcast is John Baldino, President at Humareso, a leading HR strategy and outsourced administrator for businesses of all types. He’s also the cohost of the But First, Coffee, a live, weekly, podcast. John and cohost Jackye Clayton bring candid, insightful conversations about the world of work, leadership, and […]
Using data to reach a passive or pre-passive audience | Inside Job Boards and Recruitment Marketplaces Podcast | ep140
Today’s guest on the Inside Job Boards and Recruitment Marketplaces Podcast holds a patent related to what we now know as programmatic job advertising. Jason S. Gorham is the co-founder of TalentXi-TalentXtended Intelligence, which is bringing consumer-style, true programmatic advertising to the world of job advertising. Cohosts Steven Rothberg of College Recruiter job search site […]