Community Newsletter – August 2023
Hi Community! We hope you’re doing well, taking care, and enjoying your summer. We’ll fill you in on all things recruiting, the labor market, and
OneReq Connect: London
We are bringing together recruitment professionals in London. This will be an exciting networking event and an open forum discussion to chat all things recruitment in London and the broader EMEA region. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to share ideas while expanding your professional network.
RippleMatch
Ripplematch is a Virtual recruiting Software that qualifies and sources applicants to create matchups between early career talent and university recruiters, companies and small businesses. Their focus is on diversity, pipeline building and finding talent that accurately reflects the needs of each position.
CodeSignal
CodeSignal is an assessment platform for tech hires that provides a shared, real-time coding environment to predict a candidate’s skill, potential, and job performance.
OneReq Connect: EMEA University and Emerging Talent Recruiter Roundtable
Our first Roundtable focused on EMEA University and Emerging Talent Recruitment
Hiring Strategies 101
This 2023 URx Conference focuses on various hiring strategies that optimize for building partnerships
Ready, Set, Go Global!
In this 2023 URx Conference Session, learn about programs that have global presence
The Next Chapter
In this 2023 URx Conference Session, hear from panelists who have been impacted at organizations no longer able to invest in early talent programs
Leveraging Social Media to Improve Candidate Applications, Visibility, and Resources
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The Candidates Perspective
In this 2023 URx Conference Session, hear from two students who share their perspective on early talent recruiting.
The Confidence Crisis: Why Employers Are Struggling to Engage with Gen Z Amid Their Job Search Struggles
In this 2023 URx Conference session, RippleMatch presented new research on Gen Z’s job search challenges and how it impacts recruitment teams, and highlighted how top employers are rebuilding confidence in Gen Z candidates through innovative hiring strategies.
Cracking the Code: Crafting Your QBR for Early Talent
In this 2023 URx Conference session, learn how to write a great quarterly business report
The Challenge of Coding Challenges
In this 2023 URx Conference Session, a group of current students discuss barrier to entry for completing coding challenges or technical assessments.
Paving the Way: Building a Successful Returnship Program
In this 2023 URx Conference Session, Panelist Cat Pederson discussed the design and success of CDK Global’s Returnship Program.
Systemic Interventions in Emerging Talent Hiring
In this 2023 URx Conference Session, panelists discussed how companies can build out long-term strategic and sustainable pipelines in the emerging talent space.
More than an Initiative: Diversity Strategies + Programs
In this 2023 URx Conference Session, Panelists discussed strategies to influence their organizations and increase inclusive practices.
INTERNnovation: Nailing your Intern Programs
In this 2023 URx Conference session, seasoned UR experts shared their insights and experiences on how to build out a successful intern program
Putting the Person in Personal Brand
In this 2023 URx Conference Session, learn from a panel of experts about the nuances of personal branding and strategies for establishing an authentic and compelling online presence.
The Art of Branding
In this 2023 URx Conference Session, experts explored the importance of strong employer and talent branding for today’s digital age.
The Age of Efficiency: Doing More With Less
In this URx 2023 Conference Session, early talent leaders discuss how the state of the economy has resulting in operational downsizing, and share their experiences adapting to the impacts of the macro environment on their teams.
ChatGPT for Recruiters
A look at how recruiters can leverage ChatGPT with content creator Jim Stroud including a worksheet you can use to begin leveraging the technology yourself.
Developing Mindfulness to Manage Workplace Stress
From URx Conference 2023, this interactive keynote focuses on mindfulness to manage stress. In this session we learned how to Identify how stress shows up for us at work, spot the difference between reflection and mindfulness, and to strengthen the skill of staying present from moment to moment.
Redirection is not Rejection
From URx Conference 2023. A fireside chat between Kimberly Brown, Career and Leadership Expert, and Wahab Owolabi, URx Founder discussing the state of the workforce, cultivating a spirit or resilience, and how to support incoming talent while you may be in the midst of redirecting your own career.
Improving Technical Pass Rates for Diverse Early Career Talent Pipelines
From the 2023 URx Conference. Sophie Novati Founder & CEO of Formation discusses strategies to better prepare your early career technical talent.
Hiring Plan: Business Development Representative
A framework for hiring Business Development Representatives (BDR).
2023 State of the Talent Acquisition Professional Report
Our annual report on compensation and employment trends impacting Talent Acquisition Professionals.
Embracing Opportunities for Growth In Challenging Economic Times
When hiring budgets shrink and competition for top talent intensifies, it’s crucial for talent acquisition professionals to adapt and transform. Here are 4 practical tips to help you navigate lean times.
Working for the Future: How Gen Z is Driving Workplace Transformation
Abode co-founder Parker Pell sat down with Monica Ipong of Crowdstrike and Natalie Sannes of dcdx to speak about Gen Z’s impact in the workplace. Here are the 4 key takeaways for shaping your early talent strategy with the research to back it up.
Securing Appropriate Resources for DEI Goals
Inadequate resources can lead to misaligned expectations. In this far reaching conversation with Corey Twitty (Netflix), Ahmad Wright (Packard Foundation), & Farouk Dey (Johns Hopkins) we discuss securing resources for your DEI goals.
Navigating Life as an Emerging Talent Leader
A candid, open conversation about life as a UR Leader featuring leaders from Hubspot, Applied Materials, Nvidia, and Unity Technologies.
A Candid Discussion on Moving an Industry Forward
Featuring OneReq & URx Founder Wahab Owolabi & Chris Motley, Founder of Mentor Spaces a candid discussion on the early career industry & the role URx Leaders can play in moving the industry forward.
Products & Tools: Identifying the necessary from the luxury
An in depth look at the marketplace of tools available for UR Leaders. On this panel we will explore the options across all aspects of a program and how to identify the needs vs wants of your program
Owning Your Influence as a Recruiting Leader
An in-depth conversation with two phenomenal Heads of Talent, Felice Ajlouny & Richard Cho on how UR leader can position yourself within your companies recruiting team to drive maximum results and advance your career.
Hiring Plan: Sales Development Representative
A framework for hiring Sales Development Representatives (SDRs).
Leading through Change
From the 2022 URx Leaders Summit. RippleMatch CEO Andrew Myers is joined by the UR Leadership team from Amplitude to discuss how they are leading their team and evolving their strategy in the light of the market slowdown.
Leveraging Candidate Data & Community Insights in student recruiting
From the 2022 URx Leaders Summit. Community Partner Rewriting the Code on How community insights helped eBay score the winning bid with student recruiting.
4 Tips to Creating a Candidate-First Experience
A Checklist for Reducing Early-Career Turnover
Hiring Plan: Recruiting Operations Manager
A framework for hiring a Recruiting Operations Manager.
How early career teams can manage and achieve team goals in challenging times
Early career recruiters and leaders who share their insights on ways to maintain and amplify early talent strategies under resource-strapped environments
The Four Pillars of Recruiting Operations
Diving into the how data, programs, operations, & strategy make up RecOps.
Interview Prep: Recruiting Operations Manager
A guide to interviewing for a Recruiting Operations Manager role
URx Roundtable: Building an Early Career Recruiting Program (Session 2)
So You’re Building an Early Career Program. A Virtual Learning Series for Establishing Your Campus Recruiting Program & Strategy
URx Roundtable: Building an Early Career Recruiting Program (Session 1)
So You’re Building an Early Career Program. A Virtual Learning Series for Establishing Your Campus Recruiting Program & Strategy
Community Newsletter – November 2022
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Talent Acquisition Professional Compensation Survey
Get insights into the current state of compensation for talent acquisition professionals
Sustaining Buy-In for Your Early Talent Programs
Trying to convince your CHRO or VP of Talent to continue supporting your early talent program, regardless of COVID or recession? Watch this URx Roundtable session to learn just that from experienced leaders – Richard Cho, Chief Recruiting Officer at Gem, and Emil Yeargin, VP of Talent at Gusto.
Driving Efficiency to Maximize your Fall Recruiting Outcomes
Watch this discussion with TA leaders from Squarespace and Visa who will share their perspectives on operating with lean teams and how they are able to succeed, be creative, and build careers for today’s early talent.
Designing an Effective Keep Warm Strategy
Keeping in touch with your early-career candidates doesn’t have to be overwhelming: with the right technology and a focused strategy, you can ensure your candidates have the best possible experience with your organization.
Community Newsletter – October 2022
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Supporting Your Recruiting Team Through Layoffs
Running a recruiting team or function is hard. It can be really challenging when your company is growing at a breakneck speed, but is even more so when hiring slows or even stops altogether and you find that your recruiting team doesn’t map to the new hiring plan.
Adapting Your Recruitment Practices to Succeed in a Changing Financial Climate
In 2022, companies and recruiters are facing challenges in the financial macro environment just as they head into the fall recruitment season. How can you and your team creatively adapt to these changes (which could be affecting headcount, budget, team bandwidth, and more), and get ahead of the game?
Internship Extension Requests Policy
If you run an internship program you likely have received a request to extend the end date for an intern. This Doc is an outline and template on how to manage those requests.
4 Keys to Successful Intern Conversions
Scholars co-founder Parker Pell recently sat down with Jennifer Newbill of Dell Technologies and Kathy Schaum of KPMG to speak about recent shifts seen in their intern-to-full time conversion rates. Here are 4 tips for impacting and improving your intern-FTE rate to ensure a top-tier candidate experience.
Use an economic downturn to raise retention, nurture skills, and reduce expenditure.
Economic downturns create opportunities to innovate. Here’s how talent teams can use this time to drive change that will set up their team, and organization, for success.
5 strategies to Build a Pipeline of Diverse New Grad Talent
With university recruiting season upon us, many organizations are looking for better ways to build a pipeline of diverse technical talent. We’ve put together our top five tips for creating a process that allows you to expand your reach to more non-traditional candidates and reduce bias, without compromising time-to-hire or creating a bottleneck.
Diversity 102: The Next Step in the Conversation
You’ve laid the foundation, you’re committed to ambitious goals, now what? Join this panel for conversions that are focused on diversity, equity and belonging as our panelists reflect on what events have proved to deliver the best ROI? Who are the best partners within and outside your organization? Learn about how best to leverage tools & platforms and what metrics to track.
Effectiveness of the “Rooney Rule” in Tech Recruiting
From the OneReq Summit: DEI In Recruiting. A look at the Rooney Rules implementation in Tech Recruiting. Featuring Adam Ward, Partner, Growth by Design Talent | Mawulom Nenonene, Talent Consultant, LTSE
Direct Reports on an Interview Panel
Asking direct reports to interview their potential new leader. We’ve seen a few flavors of this and generally disagree with the approach. While sometimes founders have no other choice, we’ll cover the pros and cons of this method and why we advise against it.
How to Future-Proof Your Internship Program
In this keynote session, Ahva Sadeghi, CEO and co-founder of URx22 title sponsor Symba, sits down with panelists to discuss he future hold for internship programs.
Expanding Early Talent: Building Career Transition Programs
Discussion around expansion of Apprenticeship, Associateship and Fellowship programs to increase representation, provide opportunities for career transition-ers (i.e. coding bootcamps, non-traditional backgrounds), and amplitude internal mobility.
Why Gen Z Candidates Rescind Their Offers and What Recruiters Can Do About It
In this session, RippleMatch will share new data on why candidates accept and rescind offers, and will talk with UR leaders Rebecca Roa (Yext), Becky Gavin (Bose), and Julie Montrose (Chainalysis) on how they’re grappling with and combating the emergence of reneged offers.
Solving the Skills Gap for Early Career Talent
Hear from Tom Brunskill, CEO at Forage, and Nana-Gyasi Kessie, law clerk at White & Case, about preskilling, how it impacts employers and students, and how talent teams can incorporate it into their strategies.