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The Future of Work Starts Here
Get hands-on strategies for everything from using AI in recruiting to the integration of career readiness into the curriculum. With 60+ NEW sessions to choose from—and 60-day access post-event—you'll find everything you need at NACE25 Virtual to start shaping the workforce of tomorrow, today.

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Almost Two-thirds of Employers Use Skills-based Hiring to Help Identify Job Candidates

The shift to skills-based hiring is occurring as, for the third straight year, less than 40% of employers say they will use GPA to screen job candidates.
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Hiring Projections Level Off for the College Class of 2025

Overall, employers expect to hire 0.6% more grads from the Class of 2025 than they hired from the Class of 2024, according to NACE’s Job Outlook 2025 Spring Update.
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Job Stability, Healthy Workplace Culture Top New Grad Wish List

May 19, 2025

What do Class of 2025 college graduates want most in a job? According to NACE’s annual student survey, they are looking for stability. They also would like a healthy workplace culture and friendly coworkers. Read more.

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CareerShift: Job Hunting & Career Management Solutions

CareerShift helps job seekers successfully navigate the published and hidden job market. With CareerShift, students and alumni find jobs and internships, research companies, and network with industry professionals. Learn more.

Updated May 5

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.

Best Practices

Immersion Experiences Can Offer More Robust Connections Than Traditional Office Visits

May 19, 2025

By Kevin Gray

The traditional office visit has evolved into an opportunity for an organization to give job candidates a glimpse into its culture and a vision for the candidates’ career there. Read more.

Internships

Developing Skills in Interns to Prepare Them for Their Careers, Bolster Conversion

April 07, 2025

By Kevin Gray

Moving to skills-based hiring opens opportunity for a broader demographic of students to access positions where they otherwise would not meet the qualifications. Many employers include skills development in their internship programs to enhance their interns’ career readiness and bolster conversion. Read more.

Career Readiness

ULN’s Four-year Plan Guides Each Student’s Journey Inside and Outside the Classroom

May 19, 2025

By Kevin Gray

When the University of Texas University Leadership Network launched in 2013, it had two main goals that remain in place today: to help students graduate in four years and to provide students who are under-resourced with an opportunity to participate in various forms of experiential learning without having to work. Read more.

UPCOMING EVENTS

NACE25 Know Before You Go Webinar

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Online

All

NACE25 Precon: Coaching Skills and Practice Management

Monday, June 9, 2025

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA

Career Services

NACE25 Precon: Building Premier External & Employer Relationships

Monday, June 9, 2025

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA

Career Services

NACE25 Precon: Leading Through the Evolution of Early Careers

Monday, June 9, 2025

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA

Employers

NACE25 Precon: HBCU and Employer Convening

Monday, June 9, 2025

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA

Career Services + Employer

NACE25 Precon: Strategic Positioning of the University Relations & Recruiting (URR) Function

Monday, June 9, 2025

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA

Employers

The Future of Work Starts Here

Almost Two-thirds of Employers Use Skills-based Hiring to Help Identify Job Candidates

Hiring Projections Level Off for the College Class of 2025

Job Stability, Healthy Workplace Culture Top New Grad Wish List

CareerShift: Job Hunting & Career Management Solutions

Latest Federal Update

Immersion Experiences Can Offer More Robust Connections Than Traditional Office Visits

Developing Skills in Interns to Prepare Them for Their Careers, Bolster Conversion

ULN’s Four-year Plan Guides Each Student’s Journey Inside and Outside the Classroom

UPCOMING EVENTS

NACE25 Know Before You Go Webinar

NACE25 Precon: Coaching Skills and Practice Management

NACE25 Precon: Building Premier External & Employer Relationships

NACE25 Precon: Leading Through the Evolution of Early Careers

NACE25 Precon: HBCU and Employer Convening

NACE25 Precon: Strategic Positioning of the University Relations & Recruiting (URR) Function

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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The Future of Work Starts Here

Almost Two-thirds of Employers Use Skills-based Hiring to Help Identify Job Candidates

Hiring Projections Level Off for the College Class of 2025

Job Stability, Healthy Workplace Culture Top New Grad Wish List

CareerShift: Job Hunting & Career Management Solutions

Latest Federal Update

Immersion Experiences Can Offer More Robust Connections Than Traditional Office Visits

Developing Skills in Interns to Prepare Them for Their Careers, Bolster Conversion

ULN’s Four-year Plan Guides Each Student’s Journey Inside and Outside the Classroom

UPCOMING EVENTS

NACE25 Know Before You Go Webinar

NACE25 Precon: Coaching Skills and Practice Management

NACE25 Precon: Building Premier External & Employer Relationships

NACE25 Precon: Leading Through the Evolution of Early Careers

NACE25 Precon: HBCU and Employer Convening

NACE25 Precon: Strategic Positioning of the University Relations & Recruiting (URR) Function

TRENDING DATA

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