When faced with financial losses, management can be reluctant to designate funds for recruiting. That leaves those in the college recruiting function to build their case for college recruiting and help management to see not only the reasons for keeping the programs intact, but also the negative effects of cutting it.  

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Tim Harman, senior staffing specialist for college relations and diversity at Ashland Inc., has seen firsthand what he describes as the need to grow STEM majors among many students in the United States, specifically with diverse students.  “Our demand to hire capable STEM students outweighs the available supply in the United States.” Harman says.  

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 Two years ago—in the midst of the recession—Cameron made a shift to focus hiring efforts on college recruiting. To help facilitate this change, the company expanded the size of some of its student programs. For example, its internship program tripled in size. ...more

In spite of the turbulence the struggling economy has caused in the job market, American Income Life (AIL)—a life insurance company headquartered in Waco, Texas—2008 and 2009 marked the most productive years in the company’s 56-year history. During that time, AIL’s state general agents opened more offices and the company promoted more managers across the country.   ...more

One of the challenges caused by a down economy is maintaining relationships with those who contribute to the success of college recruiting programs. During this downturn, IBM launched its Career Services Excellence Awards program to not only maintain critical ties to the career centers with which the company works, but to fortify them....more

What are the fastest-growing job titles and most-searched industries on LinkedIn? Quality manager and defense and space, respectively, according to data provided by the professional networking site.  ...more

Costs associated with recruiting fell for the 2008-09 recruiting season along with hiring, according to results of NACE’s 2009 Recruiting Benchmarks Survey. ...more

The economy clearly had an impact on college recruiting during the past year. Despite the serious recession during the 2008-09 college recruiting season, the hiring of new college graduates continued to take place, although at rates seriously reduced from previous years. Moreover, even in the depressed labor market, college recruiting maintained its core position as a critical element in a firm’s overall development of human capital....more

When John Vlastelica envisions “recruiting Nirvana,” he sees an organizational culture in which everyone thinks of themselves as an owner and is invested in the recruiting process. Among the key players are highly engaged hiring managers who feel personal responsibility for bringing great people into the organization....more

An organization’s recruiting experience with a school is the most important factor in determining where to focus recruiting efforts, according to preliminary results from NACE’s 2009 Recruiting Benchmarks Survey. Rounding out the top three are majors offered and quality of the programs....more