NACE Journal

The NACE Journal offers a wealth of up-to-date and detailed content, including articles, reports, and special features that provide insights into the latest developments in the industry.

National, Trade/B2B

English

Magazine

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#364606

United States

#104903

Jobs and Career/Human Resources

#193

Traffic sources

Monthly visitors

Articles

Class of 2023: Nearly 85% of Bachelor’s Grads Employed or Continuing Education Within Six Months of Graduation

Oct 28, 2024 | naceweb.org | Kevin Gray

Nearly 85% of Class of 2023 bachelor’s degree graduates and nearly 90% of master’s degree graduates were employed or engaged in further education within six months of graduation, according to NACE’s First Destinations for the College Class of 2023 report. While Class of 2023 bachelor’s and master’s degree graduates didn’t fare quite as well as their Class of 2022 counterparts, the job market at the time is an important factor to consider.
Students Recognize the Importance of Gaining Internship Experience

Sep 23, 2024 | naceweb.org | Kevin Gray

The percent of graduating seniors who participated in an internship is the highest that NACE has recorded in the past six years, according to results of NACE’s 2024 Student Survey. More than two-thirds of 2024 graduating seniors engaged in an internship experience during their college career, up from around 61% of 2023 graduates and outpacing pre-pandemic 2019 graduates .
NACE’s 2024 Disability Signature Series: Access to Good Jobs for All

Sep 6, 2024 | naceweb.org | Sarah Jones

Date: October 1, 2, and 10, 2024 Time: 1 - 2 p.m. ET Location: Online Career Level: Basic-, intermediate-, and advanced-level career services, university relations and recruiting, and business affiliate professionals Competency: Working with Diverse Populations Fee: FREE (member); $149 (nonmember) Recording access included. Summary October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
NACE Quick Poll: Potential for Campus Unrest Has Little Effect on Fall Recruiting, Hiring Decisions

Aug 26, 2024 | naceweb.org | Kevin Gray

The political and social unrest seen on college campuses last spring and that may potentially reignite this fall has little impact on college recruiting, according to results of a recent NACE quick poll.
Normalize “No” to Banish Burnout

Aug 23, 2024 | naceweb.org | Katie Donovan

NACE Journal / Summer 2024 Just like most of you, I think my team is better than everyone else’s team. My staff wants to go above and beyond, be proactive, and deliver amazing customer service to all the stakeholders of our office. Unfortunately, wanting something and having the resources to do it are two different things. Acting as if we have the resources is harmful to the very staff who want to provide exceptional services.
Salaries Climb for All Levels of Recruiting Professionals

Aug 8, 2024 | naceweb.org | Kevin Gray

Lifted by average increases that ranged between 3.5% and 4.4%, salaries for all recruiting professionals increased in 2023, according to NACE’s 2024 Recruiting Compensation Report. (See Figure 1.)Among recruiting professionals, the director of college recruiting has the highest median salary at $154,552, followed by the talent manager and college recruiting manager roles.
Execution Is the Secret Sauce That Drives Successful University Recruiting Results

May 1, 2024 | naceweb.org | Mary Scott

NACE Journal / Spring 2024“Execution eats strategy for breakfast.”This quote, widely attributed to legendary management guru Peter Drucker, is at best a paraphrase of his original reflection—but the point remains: Measuring execution and acting on performance gaps is key to successful strategy implementation.
UWF’s Career Toolkit, Best Practices Documents Address AI for Students, Career Coaches

Feb 9, 2024 | naceweb.org | Kevin Gray

Like it is at most college campuses, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more prevalent at the University of Western Florida (UWF). To address this in its area, the career development and community engagement office (CDCE) at UWF has integrated AI into its staff training and started developing best practice documents for the use of AI in various career development appointments facilitated by its career coaches.
The Key Attributes Employers Are Looking for on Graduates’ Resumes

Jan 16, 2024 | naceweb.org | Kevin Gray

Students hoping to catch the eye of potential employers through their resume should forego relying only on their strong GPA and instead highlight the attributes and skills they developed in their classwork and through their various experiential assignments, according to NACE’s Job Outlook 2024 report.
Recruiters and Students Have Differing Perceptions of New Grads’ Proficiency in Competencies

Jan 16, 2024 | naceweb.org | Kevin Gray

Although new college graduates looking to enter the workforce and employers hiring these graduates agree on which competencies are most important for job candidates to hone, their perception of student proficiency in them differs widely, according to NACE research. Graduating seniors taking part in the 2023 Student Survey ranked communication, critical thinking, and teamwork as the three most important competencies for a job candidate to be considered career ready.