An escape room at Ball State University helps build critical thinking and problem-solving skills and competencies in students.

TAGS: journal

College students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) experience unique challenges in the area of career preparation.

TAGS: diversity and inclusion, LGBTQ, journal

Employers use personality tests to screen out unsuitable candidates and screen in ones with potential. Employers need to understand the legal pitfalls; job seekers need to understand their legal rights.

TAGS: legal issues, journal

NACE research suggests that internship and study-abroad experiences have a positive effect on the career readiness of first-generation students. 

TAGS: internships, competencies, diversity and inclusion, first generation, journal

A cross-functional team led by faculty integrated career readiness into the College of Liberal Arts at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

TAGS: best practices, faculty, competencies, liberal arts, journal

In comparing both the first destinations and the lifelong professional outcomes for women and men, there are some notable disparities, including in pay. What part can higher ed play in eliminating the gender pay gap?

TAGS: compensation, salaries, diversity and inclusion, journal

Clemson University’s on-campus internship program helps 1,000 students a year gain experience, build career readiness competencies, and defray expenses, but it’s development was not without challenges.

TAGS: internships, competencies, program development, journal

Through its University Professional Internship and Co-op Program, Clemson University provides 1,000 students a year with the opportunity to gain experience, defray expenses, and build career readiness competencies.

TAGS: internships, competencies, journal

This article discusses maintaining and handling protected data, including how to an internal or third-party breach.

TAGS: legal issues, journal, privacy

Consultant Mary Scott discusses the disconnect between current conventional wisdom of what students prefer in recruitment practices and how they actually view popular tools and techniques.

TAGS: branding and marketing, student attitudes, surveys, social media, journal