While nearly 76 percent of organizations responding to NACE’s 2012 Recruiting Benchmarks Survey have a college relations and recruiting department within their organization, there is a fairly clear relationship between the size of a company and the existence of a formal college relations department....more
The greatest portion of recruiting budget costs is allocated to overhead and recruiter compensation, training, and development, according to employers responding to NACE’s 2012 Recruiting Benchmarks Survey....more
Internet job postings—both on campus websites and on their own organizations’ websites—earned the highest effectiveness ratings for identifying and attracting potential new college graduates from employers responding to NACE’s 2012 Recruiting Benchmarks Survey....more
A mission statement is important. It’s aspirational in nature. It sets the bar. It sets the tone. It informs everyone in the company of why their work is important. And, it influences what habits and behaviors are necessary to succeed....more
How does an organization’s size and industry affect its hire-to-recruiter ratio? There is a near linear relationship between organization size and the number of hires per recruiter....more
Internet job postings—both on campus websites and on their own organizations’ websites—earned the highest effectiveness ratings for identifying and attracting potential new college graduates from employers responding to NACE’s 2012 Recruiting Benchmarks Survey....more
Director level positions commanded the highest salaries among full time college relations staff members, according to results of NACE’s 2012 Recruiting Benchmarks Survey. ...more
The helpfulness of the career center staff is the primary target school selection attribute that leads to the highest average offer rate to students....more
When it comes to global university relations, it’s no secret that processes and procedures are different throughout the world. Being flexible and adjusting procedures and practices to meet local demands is critical. ...more
Identifying the schools that can help meet your hiring goals can be challenging. An important step is to work closely with the people who do headcount planning to determine the number and kind of openings your organization will have, the type of employees your organization wants, the diversity needs of your organization, and your budget for college recruiting....more