Survey Reveals Fundamental Shift in Entry Level Hiring Strategies COVID Brings Changes for Employers That Are Becoming the New Paradigm of Work Life SEATTLE, WA, March 24, 2022 — ( PR.com ) — The COVID pandemic has fundamentally changed how employers recruit candidates and build culture with their ...
Biggest Increase in College Hiring in History SEATTLE, March 1, 2022 — ( PR.com ) — Hiring is shattering records across most sectors of the US economy. There is now another segment of hiring that just recorded its largest year-over-year increase in history: entry level hiring ...
Many jobs have shifted from an office work environment to remote and work from home. It's important to be ready and prepared to work remotely during these uncertain times. And it's also important to know which jobs are ideally suited for working from ...
Many job seekers ask this very simple question: “How do I find entry level jobs near me?” Use this simple four step formula: 1) define the specific type of jobs; 2) define your geography; 3) develop your job search algorithm; and 4) get daily job ...
You have probably heard the recent unemployment stats being quoted in the news. While those unemployment numbers may sound bleak, I am going to let you in on a dirty little secret about the unemployment rates you are hearing: The actual unemployment rate is higher ...
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has fundamentally changed most work environments. While the ability to work remotely was typically not discussed in interviews previously, it is often a key requirement now for those employers who are willing to hire new entry level college grads. You ...
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has now impacted the daily lives of nearly everyone in the world. Beyond the daily headlines, what can you be doing as a new college graduate in 2020 to prepare for your entry level job in this new reality? Here ...
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to make daily headlines, it is important for college students and entry level employers to assess what impact it may have on hiring for 2020. While CollegeGrad.com previously reported the results of its 2020 Top Entry Level ...
You got the call to set up your internship interview. Good for you! But now what? How do you best prepare for your interview? What can you do to get ready? Simple, follow these two steps: #1 Know Them It's important to know everything ...
US Entry Level Job Market Not Yet Impacted By Coronavirus SEATTLE, February 12, 2020 ( PRLog ) – China’s Ministry of Education has issued a caution to new college graduates in China that they will likely experience difficulty getting hired after graduation, due to the impact of ...
In my last article I talked about how to apply for jobs online . I emphasized the importance of addressing each of the job requirements in your response. But what if you don’t meet all of the job requirements? Then what? The answer is a ...
Job search is a two-way street. Meaning that you can both find jobs and they can find you. The latter is achieved by posting your resume to a job site (ideally an entry level job site like CollegeGrad.com) or directly to an employer ...
It’s a simple fact of college life: some degrees are more valuable than others when it comes to getting a job. So while your friends may be receiving one, two, three or more offers, you might be stuck with none. And then wondering why ...
My apologies up front to all those who have already graduated with one of these majors. You already know the unfortunate job search reality of having one of these majors on your resume. Most are a path to nowhere specific or at least a very ...
In reviewing all of the entry level job postings at CollegeGrad.com, there are certain majors where the demand continues to outstrip supply. Note that general industry growth may not be reflected in entry level hiring. The best majors for entry level are where there ...
One of the main difficulties for job seekers is that it requires a large amount of individual effort. And many times that individual effort is tedious manual searching. Your job search typically will not proceed forward unless you put in the effort to take the ...
A question recently came up from a job seeker: "Should I be using LinkedIn in my job search?" The answer is yes, but how you use LinkedIn is equally important. LinkedIn is the largest business networking site on the planet. Think of it as a ...
Social media can be your friend or your foe in your job search, depending on how you use it. While you’ve likely been using social media for, well, social reasons, it has the power and reach to greatly expand your job search, if used ...
Do you have a personal brand? Most college students would say no or at least not yet. Yet you do have a personal brand, whether you are actively cultivating it or not. Every time you post , every time you put something into words (spoken, digital ...
There is a dirty little secret in entry level jobs of which many college Seniors are not aware: most of the large entry level employers make entry level job offers in the Fall semester, not the Spring semester. Why is that important? Because many college ...
You had a great set of interviews. Or at least it seemed like it all went well. Then you wait. And nothing happens. You wait for the phone to ring, you wait for the email, but you get nothing. What went wrong? Why didn’t ...
College students are returning to campus and some will be returning with that elusive, coveted entry level job offer in hand. If you just completed a summer internship between your Junior and Senior year, you may have received an offer for an entry level job ...
When college students are trying to turn their degree into a job, they often spend time trying to decide on a career path. It’s usually fairly short-term thinking on how to find a job that will pay the bills, pay back the student ...
Most job searches start off targeting one specific area, usually the geography in which the candidate lives. However, for college students, the job search is often centered on where their home town is located, which isn’t necessarily the same as where they attend college ...
I’ve been involved in hiring literally thousands of new employees over the course of my career. Although I’ve made mostly good to great hires, there is one hire, early in my career, which stands out as being my worst hire ever. I was ...