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  • Submit a proposal by August 8th

    Turn your career readiness work into a model for the field! Showcase how you're assessing, integrating, or scaling competencies at your campus or organization at the 2025 Competency Symposium.

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  • How Execution and Authenticity Impact the Candidate Experience—and Employer Brand

    The employer recruiting brand is shaped by the candidate experience, which rests on the authenticity and execution of the employer’s efforts.

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  • Majority of Employers Will Be Hiring for Full-time and Internship Positions in Fall 2025

    Nearly nine out of 10 employers taking part in the Job Outlook 2025 Spring Update survey said they expect to recruit in the fall.

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Competencies

Their Words, Their Worries: A Grounded Look at Career Readiness From the Student Perspective

July 10, 2025
By Karen McCullough and Laura Nicole Miller
This article shares early findings from a three-year study on how students define and experience communication readiness as they prepare for the workforce. Read more.
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Updated July 9

Latest Federal Update

The Trump administration has issued several executive orders and taken other actions that impact the work of career services and early talent recruiting professionals. Read more.
Career Readiness

The Integration of Career Readiness Into Experiential Learning

Based on research conducted by NACE, AAC&U, and SEE among faculty, staff, and administrators, this report explores the integration of career readiness into experiential learning and provides guidance for strengthening these practices. Download the report.
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Summer Internship Experience Fills a Pipeline of Skilled Professionals

July 14, 2025
By Kevin Gray
The small employer winner of the 2025 NACE Recruiting Excellence Award, heritage Moss Adams’ (now Baker Tilly) Summer Internship Experience is designed to build a strong pipeline of skilled career professionals who will elevate the profession and the firm. Read more.
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Furman’s Four-Year Pathway Fosters Career Readiness for All Students

July 14, 2025
By Kevin Gray
The small college winner of the 2025 NACE Career Services Excellence Award, Furman University developed its “Four-Year Pathway,” a program that spans students’ undergraduate career and prepares them to enter the workforce. Read more.

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0.6%

projected increase in hiring, Class of 2025 versus Class of 2024

60.4%

Percent of employers that rate the job market for the Class of 2025 as good to excellent

64.8%

Percent of employers that use skills-based hiring

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