Each year we conduct a student and recent grad survey to gauge how entry-level job seekers are undertaking the job search process. We’re pleased to share the report of our most…

Recently, an employer asked us about job posting performance on AfterCollege. One crude measure of performance is clicks (a.k.a click apps) per job. This measures how many times a…

AfterCollege surveyed 1,360 college undergrads, grad students and recent graduates to get their perspectives on the job search process, the employment landscape, and their search…

Take a minute and think about this famous thought experiment: “If a tree falls in a forest and no one’s around to hear it, does it make a sound?” Now, think about…

Good mentors are essential to career growth. They help mentees or trainees overcome steep learning curves and navigate around the confusing aspects of their jobs. Mentors are so…

The answer is yes. This means if you’re an employer looking for skilled, entry-level talent, you should be putting your best foot forward right now. According to…

Holding public presentations in front of people can be terrifying. Sadly, if you’re in the business environment you can’t escape it. Whether you’re a business owner,…

Historically, the three options a woman had for a career outside the home were: nurse, teacher, and secretary. Today, these are still some of the most female-dominated industries.…

We surveyed nearly nine hundred recent graduates. We wanted to know exactly what young job seekers look for when they choose a company, and why they stay at a company for years.…

A reasonable payback: girls never called software engineers back in high school, and now in-demand software engineers won’t return a recruiter’s phone calls, emails, or…

There’s a vital new trend in the tech industry: community-style learning. Hackathons, think-tank style startups, community forums, and, of course, tech conferences. Speaking…

There is a fascinating article titled Why Aren’t Women Advancing at Work? Ask a Transgender Person. The post addresses how differently trans individuals have been treated at…

Get inside the heads of one of the largest groups in the workforce. “Millennials now represent the largest generation in the United States, comprising roughly one-third of the…

When was the last time you used a rotary phone? If you’re one of our Gen Y readers, you may have never even seen one. (This is what they look like, just so you know!) If you…

It only takes a little bit of poking around on Instagram to discover that not all accounts are created equal. Have you ever wondered how some people manage to fill their feeds…

Looking for a way to build your employer brand, share your unique company culture, and get Gen Y and Gen Z students excited about working for your company? Photo-centric app…

Lauren, a high school sophomore sits on the bus with a group of teammates on their way to a volleyball game. Everyone’s chatting about school, boys, their least favorite…

You’ve stood outside for long enough. You can hear the party raging on inside, but you couldn’t quite decide if you should go in or not. Now your mind is made up—you’re…

Have you heard the story of the Red Cross intern’s inappropriate tweet? It’s an oldie but goodie as far as social media horror stories go. Basically, a social media intern got…

I don’t know about the men’s room, but some interesting things go down in the ladies’ restroom at work. Some of the unusual activities are easy to identify—like people who…

Do you have clear memories of life before and after you got your first smartphone? What about life before cell phones and the internet? If you answered yes to these questions,…

Your throat is dry and your palms are sweaty. A quick glance in a reflective building nearby shows that you don’t look quite as frazzled on the outside as you feel inside your…

There are certain things that tech companies are really good at doing: building gadgets we didn’t know we needed but now can’t live without (iPhone, we’re looking at you),…

Looking for a few ways to make your internship program a success? It’s easy to get an internship inferiority complex when you look at some of the amazing perks and benefits that…

If you’re a university recruiter, here are a few (work-related) thoughts that probably cross your mind on a daily basis: Why can’t there be approximately 17 more hours in…

I recently had the opportunity to chat with a recruiter from a smaller company, and I have a feeling that our conversation might resonate with you, too. She said that she feels a…

2014 is rapidly coming to a close. But before you pick out your sparkliest New Year’s outfit or break out the party poppers, let’s take a moment to reflect on the past year.…

You’re not lost… are you? Nah. You glance at your phone just to confirm, but the scent of incense mingling with freshly pressed Ben & Jerry’s waffle cones indicates that…

Imagine for a moment that you’re a current college junior. Your life is a whirlwind of mid-terms and lab reports and lectures (and maybe a party or two). But underneath all that…

Branding and university recruiting go together like chocolate and peanut butter. (Or chocolate and strawberries. Or chocolate and coffee. Okay, chocolate and pretty much anything…

Why should you hire interns and recent college grads? I hope you have a few answers that immediately come to mind, but if you don’t, you’ll definitely want to read our…

Did you know that on November 10, 2014, AfterCollege, Stanford University, and the Collegiate Employment Research Institute (CERI) at Michigan State University collaborated to…

Let’s start with a really important question: If you ate a slice of pizza at every pizza joint in New York City, how many pizzas would you end up eating in total? Now, the…

Looking to learn from a university recruiting superstar? It doesn’t get much better than EY. For the past two years, EY has won the ERE Recruiting Excellence Award for Best…

140 characters. It’s such a small amount of text, yet it can have a BIG impact on your university recruiting efforts—if you go about it the right way. Twitter can be a new and…