Among PPL’s diversity and engagement efforts are focusing on creating diverse applicant pools and developing a strong business resource group model.

TAGS: best practices, internships, recruiting methods, diversity and inclusion, LGBTQ, students with disabilities, recruiting, spotlight

Career services professionals are cautious about employers “cherry picking” job candidates. Employers say that resume books are the answer to this and other dilemmas.

TAGS: recruiting methods, candidate selection, recruiting, spotlight

Text on a website is no longer an effective way for companies to describe their culture. VR now helps employers make emotional connections to candidates.

TAGS: technology, recruiting methods, branding and marketing, surveys, recruiting, spotlight

The acceptance rate for interns increased from last year, while the offer and conversion rates both dropped.

TAGS: internships, trends and predictions, surveys, recruiting, spotlight, sourcing, co-ops

According to NACE’s 2018 Internship & Co-op Survey, organizations typically source interns via open applications and college career center contacts.

TAGS: internships, recruiting, spotlight, sourcing, co-ops

Business schools are seeing a stable recruiting market for M.B.A. and specialized master’s programs compared with the same time period last fall.

TAGS: hiring outlook, recruiting, graduate students, spotlight, MBA

URR professionals see the lack of competitive compensation as the biggest deterrent to effectively recruiting talent in data analytics and cybersecurity.

TAGS: best practices, compensation, candidate selection, recruiting, spotlight

Through an Army program, Ingalls developed partnerships with military bases and community colleges to help provide skills training and job opportunities.

TAGS: best practices, recruiting methods, partnerships, candidate selection, veterans, recruiting, spotlight, community college

Jeff Brzozowski and Suzanne Helbig created a resource for recruiting organizations and colleges to use together to help improve recruiting outcomes.

TAGS: best practices, recruiting methods, partnerships, recruiting, assessment, spotlight, strategic planning

Continuing a slide that has occurred in recent years, the percentage of employers that will hire international students has hit a new low.

TAGS: hiring outlook, international students, trends and predictions, surveys, recruiting, spotlight