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Insights for Supporting Women in Computing-Related Internships

Women remain underrepresented in computer science majors and careers. Two researchers conducted a study to see how women in computing experience and make sense of their internships, and how their internship experiences shape their future career plans.

Supporting Women in Computing-Related Internships

Due to their underrepresentation in the classroom and societal messaging around technology being a “masculine domain,” women in computer science often feel isolated and marginalized. A study demonstrates how women’s experiences in computing internships shape their future career decisions; the findings have implications for both career development professionals and employers who recruit entry-level talent.

Exploring the Influence of Course-Based Career Experiences and Faculty on Students’ Career Preparation

The effective preparation of college students for careers is an important college outcome. Yet, employers and the public increasingly feel that universities are not doing enough to prepare students for the workforce

Sparking Early Experiential Learning

The SPARK grant at Nazareth College is open to first- and second-year students to encourage and support early engagement in experiential learning.

Making Career Services More Effective for College Students With Physical Disabilities

Students with disabilities face a number of barriers to successful employment, but tend to underuse career services. The authors address options and opportunities for career services to address underuse and help their students overcome obstacles and challenges.

A Campuswide Transformation: Increasing Access and Reducing Barriers to Student Engagement in Experiential Learning

In summer 2019, Florida State University implemented an experiential education graduation requirement for all undergraduate students.

Work Modality: The Changing Nature of Where We Work

The research suggests that, long term, we will likely work in and out of the office. Research from the National Association of Colleges and Employers shows that new college graduates want to be in person at least part of the time, but also want the flexibility to work remotely some of the time.

The Fehribach Center at Eskenazi Health Promotes Positive Career Outcomes for Students With Disabilities

Winner of the 2024 Chevron Innovation Award, the Gregory S. Fehribach Center at Eskenazi Health empowers Indiana college students with physical disabilities to achieve equitable employment following graduation.

Intern Hiring Is Stable for 2024

Hiring for internships is expected to remain stable this year, according to NACE’s 2024 Internship and Co-op Report. Overall, eight out of 10 employers taking part in NACE’s annual benchmark report expect to maintain (47.2%) or increase (32.2%) the number of interns they bring in for 2023-24 compared to the 2022-23 academic year.

Understanding Experiences Informs Recommendations for Working With, Recruiting LGBTQ+ Students

NACE Brief: Understanding the Experiences and Attitudes of LGBTQ+ Students is free to NACE members. There are important—and troublesome—differences in pay, sense of belonging, and job offers that LGBTQ+ students experience during internships that impact their experience in the job search and employment, according to NACE’s newly released brief titled Understanding the Experiences and Attitudes of LGBTQ+ Students.

Understanding Cooperative Education

Understanding Cooperative Education

What I Have Learned: Insights From Leaders in the Profession (Part One)

In the first of a two-part series, 13 NACE leaders offer their insight and guidance about what they have learned in their time in the profession.

Personal Branding for AI Interviews: Preparing Students for Success in New Recruitment Tools

Automated video interviews (AVIs) are an emerging recruitment tool. As success factors in AVIs may differ from face-to-face interviews, it is important for career services practitioners to know how to help their students prepare for these new types of interviews.

Understanding the Self-Perceived Career Barriers of Hispanic STEM Students

As students of color, including Hispanic students, are eager to attend higher education institutions and advance their economic wealth, many barriers hinder their academic success.

Understanding Cooperative Education

Over time, cooperative education (also referred to as co-op/co-ops) has gained wide adoption in practice. Although the term “cooperative education” is used at many institutions, no generally accepted definition for this type of experiential education for higher education students exists. Co-op programs vary greatly in myriad ways.

Four Years Later: 2020 First-Year College Students are Graduating

Despite the changes caused by COVID-19, some employers and educators have reinstituted traditional recruiting practices that may now present barriers to students impacted by the pandemic.

Alumni Gift Will Grow W&M Funding for Unpaid, Underpaid Internships

A new $1 million gift supporting career development at William & Mary will triple the number of students annually who can receive university funding for unpaid and underpaid internships.

The Co-curricular Connection: The Impact of Experiences Beyond the Classroom on Soft Skills

In spring 2014, the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) and NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation launched a working group to look at how the soft skills gained through participation and employment in co-curricular experiences helped to prepare students for their careers. The goal was to identify ways that students are gaining skills that make them more desirable to employers by participating in programs in collegiate recreation and campus activities and by engaging in student employment in the fields of collegiate recreation and campus activities.

Understanding Students’ Racialized Experiences With Career Services

One important question for career services staff who hope to support racial equity in their work: How does race and racism show up in the student experience?

A Case Study of Black Students’ Perception of Experiential Learning at PWIs

Is experiential learning designed for Black students? Erica Lake’s study found that that Black students at PWIs perceive different college experiences from their peers and are not as engaged in experiential learning, even though they may be interested