Well, the holidays are over, and all of 2001 looms ahead. While most college students are still enjoying an extended winter break (or toiling away at winter internships), this is an excellent time to review how your fall recruiting efforts went and gear up for second semester. Before you know it, January will be a... [full article »]

As recruiters, human resources professionals, or line managers, we are charged with developing a workforce with not only the skills to compete today but also the capabilities to compete in the future. It is a wonderful tagline and an even more admirable goal – but the real question is how do we do that? With... [full article »]

I was on the campus of a large university recently talking with students about the recruiting process. Many of them expressed excitement over being asked for on-site second round interviews, and frustration over what they experienced once they got to the interviews. One sentiment was universal across job functions, industries and company size. Students felt... [full article »]

Becoming an employer of choice on campus is about more than just recruiting events. Information sessions, job descriptions, and interviews are the process by which we get candidates in the door. However, they should be at the end of a process to familiarize students with the organization. Many students will have formed an opinion about... [full article »]

Most organizations utilize benchmarking data in some portion of their business. In college recruiting, whether you are starting a program, improving your program, or evaluating your program, looking at what other companies are doing in this competitive market can be very valuable. But many organizations find that when they apply benchmark concepts or “best practices”... [full article »]

Most organizations utilize other employees in addition to HR for their on-campus recruiting efforts. They recognize that students want to spend time talking with people who do the jobs for which the students are being interviewed. With the pressure on to make hiring decisions and offers quickly, often the most efficient way to speed the... [full article »]

Recently I had an interesting conversation with David Morris of The Seedling Group about college students who espouse the entrepreneurial spirit. The Seedling Group identifies these candidates for their clients and provides the candidates with lifelong support in finding opportunities which match their abilities and goals. Mr. Morris and I both agreed on one thing:... [full article »]

While the benefits of implementing an internship program have a clear face value, it is still crucial for an organization and human resource professionals to maximize the return on investment in internship programs by utilizing the available tools. One such tool is a performance appraisal system for interns. Many organizations hire interns, but do not... [full article »]

As we discussed in the first half of this series, internships are becoming a crucial part of a recruiting platform. Developing a cost benefit analysis will help you demonstrate how your company will see a return on investment (ROI) in such a program in hard numbers. Once you have developed the cost and benefit categories... [full article »]

It’s clear that internships are an integral part of a college recruiting program, which is in turn a crucial part of an organization’s recruitment platform. Because interns and college hires are less expensive to recruit than experienced hires, using these sources as a part of the recruiting platform will lead to savings in the recruitment... [full article »]

We’re all very busy these days and rarely does anyone get to everything on the daily “to do” list. However, we all know that in recruiting, time is a precious thing and candidates can be off the job market quickly. Although college students technically have longer to find and decide upon a job, they are... [full article »]

Some of your most powerful advocates, best recruiters, and greatest sources for information on candidates will never work for you. They are professors at the universities and colleges where you recruit. They have access to students that allows them to assess their work ethic and performance, ability to work in teams, openness to learning, and... [full article »]