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Good employer branding wins talent. 75% of graduating seniors in 2024 read employer reviews before applying. This is why Handshake’s newly launched Brand Page matters. In one place, you can now: ?? Control your company story - Fill your page with content that inspires early talent - Help candidates easily attend your events, meet your team, and apply to your jobs ??Make a lasting impression - Highlight your company's culture, values, people, and opportunities - Tell a story through text, video, images, news, social posts, people ?? Key features: - Quick setup – create your page in minutes - Dynamic updates with your latest jobs, events, and content - Increased visibility across the largest early talent network

The Class of 2025 is feeling the heat from a variety of factors, here’s how you can support them in their career search ?? #ClassOf2025 #BackToSchool #HandshakeNetworkTrends

Students want water bottles, notebooks, and tech gadgets ?? …and pens apparently ??? Most of all, 58% of students want career fair swag unique to your brand. What are you bringing to get noticed at #CareerFairs this year?

According to Zippia (pictured), 58% of contracting officers (COs) have a Bachelor's and 19% have a Master's degree. Contracting officers are highly sought after in every corner of the federal government, which relies heavily on this "acquisition workforce" to carry out business. On USAJOBS right now, all 15 federal departments have job openings for COs—with DoD, DOI, DHS, DON, and the VA all hiring dozens to hundreds of these roles. This friendly competition makes it especially difficult for DoD to address its perpetual CO shortages—and makes it excruciatingly difficult for individual commands within the Navy, Army, Air Force, and others to do the same. (Meanwhile, the private sector pursues and poaches these individuals aggressively) The answer to this problem is to proactively recruit business, economics, math, engineering, and other undergraduate and graduate students who may not even know that acquisitions is such a viable, stable long-term career path! Handshake has hundreds of thousands of candidates that fit these criteria—so I encourage every federal agency and department (especially DoD) that is short on acquisition talent to be thinking of ways to digitally engage this talent population year-round to address these dire shortages in FY25 and beyond.

There’s 4 major factors contributing to career pessimism amongst current college seniors—can you guess which tops the list? Answer below before expanding ?? Competition for jobs in their field is #1 with 63% of seniors feeling the heat. #HandshakeNetworkTrends

Can’t wait for #RecFest24? ?? We’re staying cool with popsicles and chatting with Morgan Brown from Nissan Motor Corporation on all things sourcing! Who’s joining us and the RecFest USA team in Nashville?

With Handshake, Baylor University’s career team is spending less time on admin tasks and more on what really matters: supporting students. The result? Graduates who are not just prepared, but empowered with the skills, knowledge, and connections they need to succeed in today’s job market. Shoutout to Andrew Boles and Michael Estepp, MBA for their continued student support. ??

Ray Singletary had a tall order during a nationwide teacher shortage: find, attract, and hire nearly 100 teachers for Manassas City Public Schools. Talent Engagement Suite helped him get there. https://bit.ly/3yy9Pzu

Posting jobs is not enough. Get your employer brand noticed by early talent with Handshake Brand Pages. Showcase your company's culture, values, and opportunities in a dynamic way to get results. With a Handshake Brand Page, you can: Highlight your latest jobs ?? Promote exciting events ?? Share engaging content ?? Make a lasting impression and stand out on the career platform students and new grads trust.

Uncover hidden revenue streams while boosting student success. ?? Now that’s a win-win for our higher education partners.?