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The 7 Biggest Mistakes College Recruiters Make

CareerBuilder

The long-expected retirement of baby boomers means tremendous opportunities for graduating college students looking for work, as well as companies looking to find top talent. So, where can companies go wrong when recruiting college students or recent grads? Use EMSI’s College Analyst program for college recruiting research.

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College Dropout: Why We Need To Rethink College Recruiting.

Recruiting Daily

This gratitude might be at odds with the convenient narrative of Gen Y as corporate mercenaries, ungrateful job hunters unwilling to pay their dues. These, of course, are the sort of specious selling point that career advice consultants and employment brand experts talk about ad nauseum as critical components of a college recruiting strategy.

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Crafting a Shrewder College Recruiting Strategy With Emsi Data

CareerBuilder

EMC began using Emsi data to bring objectivity and clarity to its unfocused and frequently emotion-driven college recruiting strategy. Marie Gunning, senior manager of university relations at the Boston-based company, began using Emsi data to develop a shrewder college recruiting strategy. In a survey of U.S.

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Big man on campus: Effective College recruiting

Recruiting Blogs

Big man on campus: Effective College recruiting. As of 2015, millennials represent the largest segment of the U.S. All millennial stereotypes aside, the new labor force brings a unique set of skills to organizations that engage in proactive college recruitment processes. Visit us at [link].

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6 Fascinating Recruitment News Stories You Must Read this Week – 24th October 2016

Social Talent

As of June 2016, representation at LinkedIn is as follows: 54% of LinkedIn’s workforce is white (down 2% from 2015) and makes up 63% of leadership (unchanged from 2015). 36% of employees are Asian (down 1% from 2015) and makes up 30% of leadership (unchanged from 2015). 3% of employees are disabled.

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How to Use Data to Attract the Next Generation of Talent

CareerBuilder

.” The solution is both easy — and complicated: Stop basing your campus recruitment on a guess, and get the right data to build a solid strategy. Data can help you target the right colleges. Can you find engineers at a land grant college? While you’re at it, get out of your comfort zone.

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Diversity Hiring: the best candidate sources

EmployeeReferrals.com

There are a few ways: Colleges with a diverse student body: Recruiting from universities with a diverse student body is a great way to meet energetic people at the start of their careers. Many recruiters first meet with students at the start of their junior year. Unfortunately, it can also be slow.