Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the workplace, but one of its most important implications remains unclear: What does AI mean for early-career jobs?

At NACE26 Virtual, Lindsey Pollak is bringing her signature energy and practical insights to the main stage to help you better understand generational dynamics, the evolving workforce, and how to help the next generation succeed.

Review the latest executive orders, shifts in regulations, and other actions that impact the work of career services and early talent recruiting professionals.

Recruiters are being flooded with AI-generated materials that make it difficult to distinguish real from fake candidates. We need to teach our students to use AI properly and ethically, in a way that doesn’t deprive them of their own voices and won’t make them blindly reliant on copy and pasting AI outputs.

Internship programs are about more than just getting quality hires in the door: Retention metrics reported in NACE’s 2026 Internship & Co-op Report demonstrate the long-term ROI of having a program.

California State University, Los Angeles has identified career-engaged teaching using the NACE career readiness competencies as a way to heighten the preparation of students for their careers while boosting student retention.