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Candidate Selection
Percentage of Employers Screening College Graduates by GPA Drops Sharply
April 06, 2021
By Kevin Gray
Just 56.6% of employers are using GPA to screen college graduates from the Class of 2021 for open positions. Read More.
Best Practices
Building Trust Helps Employers Build Connections to Tribal Colleges and Universities
April 06, 2021
By Kevin Gray
Building trust with TCUs and Native students and bridging gaps in areas of need will aid employers in their recruitment efforts. Read More.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
NACE’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement
Inclusion is a core value for the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), which fosters and supports individual and organizational diversity and inclusion to advance equity in all facets of the association. NACE embraces and derives value from the variety of views that diverse organizations and individuals bring to a task at hand, and creates a supportive learning environment to foster open communication of diverse perspectives and realities. Read More.
Internships
Open the Door: Disparities in Paid Internships
November 01, 2020
By Mimi Collins
NACE research shows that paid internships benefit students in their initial post-graduation job search: more job offers, higher starting salaries, and a shorter search. However, the data also show that this path to employment may be exclusive, with racial/ethnic minorities, women, and first-generation students all underrepresented in paid internships. Read More.
Tools
New Tool Empowers Career Centers to Promote Anti-Racism Among Employers
February 08, 2021
By Kevin Gray
The racial injustices that marked 2020 strengthened Roderick Lewis’ resolve to create a DEI scorecard for career centers to facilitate change in the employers engaging with their campuses. Read More.
Best Practices
Challenges, Solutions for College Recruiting at HBCUs
February 09, 2021
By Kevin Gray
Visibility and the tiering of school partnerships are two of the challenges Historically Black Colleges and Universities face in attracting employers to recruit their students. Read More.
Best Practices
Conscious Job Seeking: Assessing Employers’ Commitment to DEI
November 16, 2020
By NACE Staff
There are questions that career services professionals can suggest their students ask recruiters to assess an organizations’ DEI priority and commitment. Read More.

DATA BITES

87.2%

Percentage of employers with diversity recruiting strategy
Job Outlook 2021

86.6%

Percent of employers using diversity of student body in school selection
2019 Recruiting Benchmarks Survey Report

11.9% vs 5.9%

Average target for recruiting students with disabilities vs average outcome
2019 Recruiting Benchmarks Survey Report

RELATED RESOURCES

NACE Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Position Statement: Diversity and Anti-Discrimination

NACE JOBWIRE

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Percentage of Employers Screening College Graduates by GPA Drops Sharply

Building Trust Helps Employers Build Connections to Tribal Colleges and Universities

NACE’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

Open the Door: Disparities in Paid Internships

New Tool Empowers Career Centers to Promote Anti-Racism Among Employers

Challenges, Solutions for College Recruiting at HBCUs

Conscious Job Seeking: Assessing Employers’ Commitment to DEI

DATA BITES

87.2%

86.6%

11.9% vs 5.9%

RELATED RESOURCES

NACE Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Position Statement: Diversity and Anti-Discrimination

NACE JOBWIRE