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Volunteering can help students gain valuable experience and learn about what workplace environments best suit their needs, which will be helpful when applying for jobs after graduation.
TAGS: best practices, network, leadership, personal development, career development, students, member voices
Even though the job search environment has undergone substantial shifts over the last five years—accelerated more recently by the COVID-19 pandemic—core aspects are intact.
TAGS: best practices, trends and predictions, spotlight, career development, students, coronavirus
How do virtual internship programs compare with their pre-pandemic counterparts? NACE members share what they have heard from students about their virtual summer internship experiences.
TAGS: technology, best practices, internships, operations, spotlight, students, coronavirus
Some career centers are noticing a decrease in employer and student registration for virtual career fairs. What strategies might increase the number of employers attending?
TAGS: technology, best practices, operations, spotlight, students
First-generation college students are overrepresented among “never interns” and underrepresented among paid interns.
TAGS: internships, diversity and inclusion, student attitudes, surveys, spotlight, students
NACE research shows that women are overrepresented among unpaid interns and underrepresented among paid interns.
NACE research shows that disproportionalities exist in terms of race/ethnicity and representation by internship attainment and pay type.
How important is it for a potential employer to know that a student was offered an internship even though the position was rescinded due to COVID-19?
TAGS: internships, experiential education, students, coronavirus
As they are reviewing college graduates’ resumes this year, employers are focused on finding evidence of candidates’ problem-solving skills and teamwork abilities.
TAGS: candidate selection, surveys, spotlight, students
Graduating seniors view opportunities to develop their skills—both specific to the job and applied—as the top attributes of their future job.
TAGS: student attitudes, surveys, spotlight, students