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Progressive’s Intern Hiring Process, Integration Instrumental in Achieving High Conversion Rate

Last year, Progressive Insurance achieved an intern conversion rate of 91%, far exceeding the overall conversion rate of 57.6% for 2021-22. Read more.

Student Attitudes

Why Authenticity Is Essential to an Impressive and Effective Candidate Experience

By Mary E. Scott

Students’ expectations around authenticity in recruiting have remained constant, but the pandemic created job-search challenges that affect how they assess employers and their opportunities. Read more.

AWARD-WINNING PROGRAMS

DISH’S STRATEGIC APPROACH TO “RECRUIT ONCE, HIRE TWICE” YIELDS HIGH INTERN CONVERSION RATE

The large-employer winner of the 2023 NACE Award for Recruiting Excellence, DISH’s “Recruit Once, Hire Twice” college recruiting process brings in top interns and works to convert them into full-time hires. Read more.

Best Practices for Internship Programs

These practices can help you ensure your internship program is effective in feeding your full-time hiring. Read more.

Calculating and Using an Intern-to-Full Time Conversion Rate

Tracking, analyzing, and acting on key metrics is critical to the success of a recruiting operation. One of these key measures for assessing the effectiveness of your organization’s internship program is tracking its intern-to-full time conversion rate. Read more.

NACE Brief: The State of the Profession

NACE's Fall 2023 Competency Symposium

DATA BITES

37%

Percentage of employers who screen candidates by GPA
Job Outlook 2023

12

Average number of days from job offer to acceptance
2022 Recruiting Benchmarks Report

16.1%

Median percent of entry-level professionals hires who are new college graduates.
2022 Recruiting Benchmarks Report

57.6%

Average percent of eligible interns converted to FTE
2023 Internship & Co-op Survey Report

39.1% versus 58.4%

Percent of interns who are female versus percent of student population that is female
2023 Internship & Co-op Survey Report

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