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We’re Excited to Announce Free Access to Our Platform for Universities

Sep 17, 2026

The class of 2026 is entering one of the most difficult job markets in recent memory. Unemployment among recent college graduates has climbed to 5.7%, a three-year high, while underemployment sits at 41.5%. Junior-level job postings fell 7% last year even as senior-level openings grew, and AI is quietly making the entry-level roles where graduates traditionally get their start increasingly scarce. For the first time in decades, the job-finding rate for young college graduates has converged with that of high school graduates. The college credential, once a near-guarantee of a smoother path into the workforce, no longer carries the certainty it once did.

Expanding the Future of Hiring: RippleMatch Joins JobGet

May 28, 2026

Today, I’m excited to share the news that RippleMatch is joining JobGet.

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The Most In-Demand Skills For Entry-Level Candidates On Our Platform

Kate Beckman

Jan 08, 2019

What’s the top skill entry-level candidates should have when entering today’s job market? According to data collected from the recruiters that use our platform, Microsoft Excel still reigns supreme as an essential skill for recent college grads.

The Top 4 University Recruiting Trends To Know In 2019

Kate Beckman

Jan 02, 2019

Read our article on 'University Recruitment Trends to Watch in 2020' here.

This Entry-Level Sales Role is One of the Fastest Growing Jobs in the U.S.

Kate Beckman

Dec 17, 2018

Recruiting top sales talent is a challenge for any organization, but especially for B2B companies looking to scale rapidly. As it turns out, the shortage of entry-level sales talent isn’t in your imagination. The new ‘LinkedIn 2018 U.S. Emerging Job Report’ reveals that Sales Development Representatives, or roles that requires skills such as prospecting and lead generation, is the 9th fastest growing job in the U.S. The demand for qualified SDRs has grown by 400% in the last five years, according to the report, meaning that companies will have to work even harder to develop a strategy to find qualified SDRs and BDRs.

Tips For Evaluating Entry-Level Sales Candidates

Kate Beckman

Dec 12, 2018

A team of great business development representatives (BDRs) or sales development representatives (SDRs) can change the trajectory of your organization, generating high-quality leads at the top of the funnel and scaling up your customer base. A team of bad BDRs can also change the trajectory of your organization – for worse.

Recruiters Value ‘Experience’ More than GPA and School Prestige, Data Shows

Kate Beckman

Dec 07, 2018

Almost five years ago, Google announced that they would no longer determine a candidate’s potential for success based on academic pedigree such as school prestige and GPA. The tech giant instead looks at prior experience, problem-solving skills, and learning ability as indicators of a strong candidate. Now, Google’s approach to recruiting seems to be part of a larger trend.

Will Gen Z be the Next Generation of Job Hoppers?

Kate Beckman

Dec 06, 2018

For better or for worse, millennials have been labeled as a generation of job hoppers. A 2016 report from Gallup revealed that 21 percent of millennials said they changed jobs in the past year, three times more likely than their non-millennials counterparts. Another analysis of LinkedIn profile data found that millennials changed jobs more often within the first five years of graduating than previous generations did within five years of graduating. And research from global staffing firm Robert Half found that 75 percent of employees ages 18 to 34 (millennials + old Gen Z’ers) view job hopping as beneficial to their careers, compared to 59 percent of workers ages 35 to 54, and 51 percent of those 55 and older.