Over the course of the week-long NACE21 conference, it became clear that several topics—such as the new normal, professionalism, and career readiness—weighed most heavily on attendees.

TAGS: best practices, operations, competencies, diversity and inclusion, trends and predictions, spotlight, career development, talent acquisition

One of the benefits of employers converting their interns to full-time hires is evident in employee retention rates.

TAGS: internships, trends and predictions, benchmarks, spotlight, retention

There are differences and similarities in the attributes employers seek when deciding between two qualified candidates for a full-time job and for an internship or co-op.

TAGS: candidate selection, trends and predictions, surveys, spotlight

It’s not surprising that fees for in-person career fairs were down sharply in 2020-21 compared to 2019-20, but the charges for hybrid fairs jumped for some employers.

TAGS: operations, trends and predictions, surveys, benchmarks, spotlight, career development, coronavirus

More than 40% of employers will offer a hybrid internship program this summer, and approximately 45% prefer and expect to attend both in-person and virtual career fairs this fall.

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The average hourly wage for bachelor’s-level interns has increased steadily since 2014. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, that is the case again this year.

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Employers report that internship experience is the most influential factor they consider when deciding between two otherwise equally qualified job candidates.

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With fewer employers screening job candidates by GPA, it is increasingly important that college graduates demonstrate certain key attributes on their resumes.

TAGS: candidate selection, trends and predictions, surveys, spotlight

More than 40% of employers are planning to hold a hybrid internship program this summer. Also, the highest percentage prefer to attend both in-person and virtual career fairs.

TAGS: technology, internships, operations, trends and predictions, recruiting, spotlight, coronavirus

Just 56.6% of employers are using GPA to screen college graduates from the Class of 2021 for open positions.

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