| Selecting Target Schools: Ensuring Your URR Program Is Hitting the Mark |
| Identifying schools to target for recruitment is critical to the overall success of your recruiting effort. Approach school selection strategically and base your decisions on a foundation of solid data. |
| You’re Not Recruiting Cyborgs: If You Must Settle for Humans, Get What You Need Without Insisting on Perfection |
| Only 7 percent of hiring managers feel that “nearly all” or “most” job seekers have the right combination of skills and traits that their companies need to fill open positions. However, these same hiring managers also reported that they commonly see essential, individual skills—such as accountability, problem-solving, and time management—among candidates. Thus, while many candidates have something to offer, if they don’t have everything, they don’t get the job. |
| Major the Deciding Factor Between Equal Candidates |
| When two candidates are equally qualified for a position, employers indicate that academic major is still the deciding factor in their hiring decisions. |
| The Attributes Employers Seek on a Candidate’s Resume |
| The first attribute that makes or breaks employers’ further review of a candidate’s resume is GPA, followed by an ability to work as part of a team. |
| Plans to Hire International Students Slide Again |
| For the second straight year, the percentage of employers that expect to hire international students has fallen. |
| Employers Prefer Candidates With Work Experience |
| Not only do employers look for certain attributes, skills, and qualities in their candidates, but employers also consider new grads’ work experience. |
| Staying High Touch Amid a High Volume of Applicants |
| Disney Campus Recruitment works to make its job candidates know they won’t get lost during the application process. |
| The Value of Engaged Students |
| Employers that want to attract and retain the best employees should focus on engaged students. |
| Formality of KPMG’s Referral Program Makes It Work |
| KPMG’s formal referral program enables partners to refer college students to the firm and has helped alleviate the burden on its campus recruiting team. |
| What Employers Seek on a Resume |
| Career services practitioners helping students with their resumes should advise them to emphasize their problem-solving skills and teamwork abilities. |
| Business Majors Dominate List of Top Majors in Demand |
| Eight of the 10 top majors in demand by employers at the bachelor’s degree level fall in the business category, continuing a shift away from high-tech majors. |
| Eight Reasons Why Employers Like Resume Books |
| Career services professionals are cautious about employers “cherry picking” job candidates. Employers say that resume books are the answer to this and other dilemmas. |
| Employers Want to See These Attributes on Students’ Resumes |
Beyond a strong GPA, employers most want
to see evidence of written communication skills on students’ resumes this year. |
| Qualities Employers Value When Choosing Target Schools |
Employers selecting target schools
consider their previous recruiting experience at the school and its majors
offered the most important characteristics. |