One of the many joys of University Recruiting season is a big uptick in interview volume. This can lead to burnout amongst the engineers conducting the interviews, and we know cranky engineers make for bad candidate experiences! Using a batch week process can be a solution to interview overload.
As we head into the fall recruiting season, the URx Team decided to create a survey that would benchmark university recruiting programs, fall recruiting strategies, and intern & new grad compensation. Here’s some of the key takeaways from the data we collected in the survey.
Students, specifically those from underrepresented backgrounds have been facing uncertainty around their career prospects due to the pandemic. When we saw this, we decided to take action, laying out a roadmap for helping them navigate the uncertainty and create opportunity for themselves. We’ve been heads down working to execute and honor that commitment. I’d like to take a moment to give an update.
With the majority of conferences going virtual this year, driving booth traffic and meaningful candidate interactions has become more challenging than ever. Here are a few ways from Renee Davis, University Recruiting Manager at Duolingo, recommends to maximize your presence and engagement at virtual conferences this year!
Melanie Shaver is a University Program Manager at Affirm, As an impact-driven leader, her career has been focused on leading teams to success, breaking down
Read to learn more about experiences of community leaders, students, and employers with the Talent Development Program, a series of workshops that provided students opportunities for professional development.
Continuing our Community Spotlights, we’re featuring Bridget King, a Talent Acquisition Manager, Early Professional Hiring at IBM and OneReq Community Engagement Lead.
Catch up on our most recent Slack AMA and read highlights with Jehron Petty, CEO & Founder of ColorStack
Introducing Community Spotlights, where we feature a member of our Talent Community! Today, we’re featuring our very own Social Media and Marketing Intern, Kimmy Lac.
We caught up with William Chichester, Senior Manager, Global University Recruiting at Microsoft for another Slack AMA.
We’re back for another Slack AMA recap. Last week, the URx Team featured Charlene (Char) Delapena, our very own Executive Director here at URx and Head of University Recruiting at Robinhood.
The impact of InternHacks exceeded our expectations. 170 students representing over 20+ colleges made beautiful and impactful projects and we’re so proud of them!
This letter isn’t to provide advice on what works and what doesn’t when it comes to university recruiting – it’s to showcase some of Affirm’s initiatives during this crazy, but fulfilling, season!
We recently caught up with our Community Partner Symba to discuss off-boarding all of our lovely remote summer interns!
We hosted our very first Slack AMA with Brittni Lundie! Brittni is a Diversity and Inclusion Program Manager at Uber based in San Francisco where she manages diversity and inclusion programs on the university team.
Regardless of company, industry or role, students want to see people who they identify with in roles they are applying for or aspire to in your company.
Today we announce our partnership with Ten Thousand Coffees to strengthen the professional networking by smart-matching our recruiter community for virtual coffee or tea.
Learn how to build, execute, and scale a talent brand strategy. Included are tools that help building out an employer branding strategy.
An 30/60/90 goal based onboarding template for new recruiters.
To close out Day 1 of URx Forward 2020 we were joined by Jill Macri and Adam Ward of Growth By Design Talent. Watch the conversation about the role recruiting plays in leading companies through uncertain times.
Motivational. Inspiring. Collaborative. These were a few of the goals we set out to accomplish when we decided to pivot our in-person conference to online.
There’s a saying in sports. “Go to where the puck is going to be, not where it is. The message is that if you go to where the puck is, when you get there it’s gone. We’re launching two programs to help students prepare today for opportunities tomorrow.
Quantifying your Program’s Value to the Business
Michele Tse moderates a timely panel discussion featuring recruiters at HBO, MongoDB, and Twitch discussing managing interns remotely.
Watch this URx Forward 2020 session featuring 3 different student-focused organizations discussing how they’re building connections for companies & students in a virtual world.
The Wonsulting team has been helping thousands of students through career obstacles, whether it’s attending non-target schools, being from underrepresented groups, or having non-traditional backgrounds through Resume Revisions, LinkedIn Strategies, Interview Prep, and Job Opportunities.
Thinking about hiring a Canadian, eh? Come to learn about the Canadian co-op landscape, how to navigate the campus process and how to build relationships with Universities
Watch this conversation from URx Forward 2020 discussing strategies to effectively recruit and retain talent from Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs), with a strong emphasis on developing an understanding of the HBCU landscape.
Watch this conversation from URx Forward 2020 on making the most out of your remote summer internship program.
Hear from Justin Palmer, Founder & CEO of Topfunnel on how best to establish relationships with top talent in a remote world.
Kate Wright, discusses MongoDB’s journey in learning how to ask the right questions, identify salient data points, and make decisions on how to engage target schools.
https://vimeo.com/423893665 Learn how to kick start your campus program and how to iterate on your approach as you consider going virtual. COLLEEN GRANTManager, Global Campus
https://vimeo.com/423898511 MATTHEW FRENCHAssistant Director, Employer Relations, University of North Carolina, CharlotteMIRIAM KARPILOWEmployer Relations, Career Services Center, University of San FranciscoNICOLE WRIGHTUniversity Recruiting Manager, GustoSTEPHANIE TYLERNational
https://vimeo.com/426274937 Conducting Remote Interviews Successfully CAROLYNN CHOI, University Technical Recruiter, SquareINBAR GAM, University Recruiting Program Manager, DatabricksNURAY MOLLA, Sr. Recruiter, University Recruiting, TeslaPAUL BAUER, University
Watch this panel from URx Forward 2020 featuring the Heads of Talent and Technical Recruiting at some of the worlds most innovative companies.
Inclusive Recruiting is a culture that must be cultivated from RC to Head of Talent, watch a conversation between Kathy Gross, Director of Inclusion Recruiting
Learn how to quantify your program’s value to business leaders.
The Symba team has always been passionate about remote internships and helping organizations curate meaningful internship experiences. We are proud to welcome Symba into the URx Community as a preferred partner.
The idea is simple, how fast can we get candidates directly in front of the recruiters. With TalentBoard, we can do so instantly.
Announcing URx Forward a live online event bringing together our community to be connected, inspired, and prepared for whatever the new realities of recruiting hold for us.
Any successful recruiting program should have a balance of both in-person and virtual recruiting strategies.
Before you decide run a remote internship program, here are considerations to keep in mind.
Managing remote interns requires extra consideration to ensure the quality of the internship remains high
The health and safety of everyone involved with URx20 is our number one priority. We have decided to cancel URx20, we will be hosting URx Forward, a live online event instead.
An opportunity to build a talent acquisition ecosystem that works for everyone, together.
I am so grateful to this community that has provided a space and a platform to help make me better in my day to day work. –
We see a huge opportunity for more, deeper partnerships between companies and universities that support students at scale.
A look back at an incredible experience at the 2019 URx Conference.
URx Meetups bring together recruiters and talent developers for engaging discussions and networking. We hosted our first New York City meetup around a panel discussion on; Overcoming
The main stage at URx19 is anchoring an impressive programming lineup. We are excited to share the amazing sessions featuring leaders in the areas of early
Two weeks ago we hosted our first URx Community Meetup bringing together recruiters and talent developers in the Dallas Fort Worth Area for a panel
Announcing our URx Conference 2019 keynote speaker; Dr. Poppy Crum, Chief Scientist Dolby Laboratories.
We’re so excited to officially start the 3-month countdown to URx19! As the conference chair, it has been great working with other members of the
At OneReq, we’re always looking for passionate professionals to help grow our community.
Looking back on an amazing second year and looking forward on to whats next.
URx 2017 was hosted at Lyft and took place May 2-3, 2017, in San Francisco. We wanted to create an opportunity for the UR community to come together, if only once a year, to network and discuss all things recruiting. What was initially planned as a 30 – 50 person event grew to over 200 people coming from as far out as Ontario, Canada. The first year was only possible with the help of many members of our university recruiting community.
