As baby boomers transition out of the workforce and millennials flood in, employers need to take note of the new strategies they’ll need to attract and retain the top talent of today’s workforce. Millennials value job satisfaction more highly than previous generations, and contemporary workers who are dissatisfied with their current employers …

The campus recruiter is in charge of building a pipeline of talented up and coming candidates. The job spans many departments, walks the line between online and offline recruiting, as well as being driven by key seasonal booms (mostly commonly occurring during late spring and early fall) as students transition into the next phase of their budding careers. 

I had the chance to catch up with Cassie Stover,…

Employee satisfaction in workplace is consistently one of the top millennial recruiting problems. Nowadays, it’s not just about the salary—money is not enough to hold feet of millennials. More and more youngsters are considering companies that offer incredible perks and benefits, aside from salary.

This is when employee wellness programs (EWP) come into effect. When companies have healthy employees, they reap the benefits. A correctly designed employee wellness program, also called a…

Over the last decade, smartphones have become an ever more important part of people’s lives. According to Pew’s research in 2015, 68% of Americans owned a smartphone, with that number rising to 86% among those ages 18 - 29. And digital-savvy Millennials & Gen Z now seek the convenience of completing most tasks on their mobile devices that more than a few would feel naked without…

Campus recruiting is not all about attending career fairs and conducting on-campus interviews. In today’s talent war where campus is the batlefield, companies need to do more to engage with students beyond traditional career fairs. 

In this video, you are going to learn from the expert what you can do to build your employer branding on campus and get students stay engaged.…

For employers that have trouble retaining Millennial employees, it’s easy to say that young workers are nothing more than a liability. As the thinking goes, they’re entitled brats who expect the world to be handed to them on a silver platter. Why should you hold onto them?

The fact is, the attitude above comes from a huge misinterpretation of Millennial attitudes. Good salary and benefits can help with retention, but you can’t guarantee younger workers will stay unless you make it…

Every spring, internet forums are filled with anxious high school seniors asking about college choices. One of the more common questions is something along the lines of “Will it hurt my future prospects to go to the University of Forgottonia?” There are plenty of reasons for students to end up choosing small schools: the lower costs, the smaller classes, the tightly-knit communities, etc. The career prospects are another question filled with so many variables that it’s not possible to…

In times of rapidly evolving communication technology, it is extra challenging for recruiters to get the attention of their prospective candidates. Job opportunities often get lost in someone’s inbox or even marked as spam.

According to Emissary, emails only get around a 20% open rate. On the contrary, text messages bring about an amazingly high open rate of…

Campus recruitment is an ever-competitive and fast-paced race to find the best candidates.

No strategy is a sure-fire in this race as recruiters adapt their approach to a dynamic generation. With recruiting tools like ATS, CRM, or SMS recruiting solutions, many businesses…

The future of a company depends on the future of its people. When new talent enters the workforce they are by definition inexperienced.

The few top percent of university students will stand out - the ones who have already started a business, earned a research grant, or completed some other remarkable work - but the majority of university students will not…

According to a recent Student Insights Report by Rakuna, nearly 90% of college students and recent graduates are attending career fairs. As career fairs are speed-dating events between employers and potential employees, you need to get the spotlight to attract the best candidates. Here are our suggestions to make your career fair giveaways impress your…

Spring recruiting season is around the corner - and we know what that means. Endless career fairs, information sessions, networking events, and club presentations are here to come. As campus recruiting teams are gearing up for the grinding season, it would be wise to revisit the best practice to maximize employers’…

The Covid-19 Pandemic has disrupted the way we work and may continue to do so in the next several months. We’ve talked about the bad and the ugly: Possible upcoming recession, increasing business cost, a health crisis.

Now it’s time to talk about the good. There is always a silver lining in the bleakest of time: Remote working may create a culture of empowerment and trust-based. High-performance remote work culture is formed. And in turn, it creates opportunities for new…

Despite the increasing popularity of virtual job fairs, hosting an in-person hiring event in the post-pandemic recruitment landscape is inevitable. For a significant section of candidates and recruiters, in-person recruitment allows for personal and hands-on interaction between the two parties.

Ultimately, both sides can gain a better understanding of the employment opportunity. However, the Covid-19 Pandemic has taught worldwide event hosters that no extra precautions are excessive.…

While an applicant tracking system is nothing new in the recruiting landscape, ATS solutions continue to push the way a recruiting team operates, eliminating menial tasks while helping to build solid relationships with candidates.

Do you know that up to 98% of Fortune 500 companies are currently employing the help of an ATS…

For most modern recruiting teams, ‘Employer branding’ would be somewhere very close to the top in a list of crucial elements of a recruiting program. Do you know that:

Up to 86% of employees or job-searching candidates will factor in the company’s rating and review to decide whether or not to take a job offer …

Rakuna 2021 Student Survey reveals valuable insights: 90% of respondents prefer to use email and phone as the favorite professional communication channel and hear from recruiters within one week after the first interaction.

Expectations go both ways, as recruiters expect students to follow up with interviewers after career fairs, students look forward to hearing from recruiters. Thus, timely post-career fair communication can…

In today’s digital era, it is easy, cost-effective, and time-saving to post a job advertisement and get the rest of the recruitment process sorted out online. However, there has always been an undeniable challenge in reaching out and convincing the right talents to be a part of your team. According to Rakuna’s Student Insights Report, the channels…

Why Are College Recruiting Strategies Important?

In the 2021 Graduate Market Research , High Fliers - a renowned UK research company-revealed that 14 of the UK’s famous graduate employers offer salaries up to £45,000 in 2021!

Today, companies are placing a higher value on recruiting students from colleges and universities. This paradigm shift is a growing trend…

COVID-19 has made fully-remote teams and virtual recruiting become the new normal. Despite hurting the job market and presenting an unprecedented challenge for recruiters, the pandemic also speeds up the digital transformation in many functions, recruiting included, and encourages modern recruiters to come up with new strategies to find talents. Desperate time calls for adaptive measures, those who thrive will lead the game when normalcy is restored. For example, Charter was able to hire…