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Investing in the Future: How To Build Out an Early ID Strategy Without Overloading Your Team
Apr 01, 2025

In today’s fast-moving campus recruitment landscape, it can be difficult to think beyond the next month—let alone plan for next year. But if you want to ensure you have a continuous pipeline of top talent, investing in Early ID programs is essential. In fact, RippleMatch data finds that 60% of candidates say they go directly to a company's career page to check out available opportunities when searching for a job or internship. That means the early recognition you build early on can have a big impact in the kind of talent you can attract later on.

How to Prevent Candidates from Reneging After Accepting an Offer
Mar 24, 2025

In today’s hiring landscape, securing an offer acceptance doesn’t mean your job is done. With 60% of Gen Z candidates continuing to passively search for roles after accepting an offer and a number of employers reporting that candidates are reneging on offers, employers must think strategically about how to reduce post-offer fallout—and it starts well before a candidate’s first day.

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Professional Development Ranks As Top Workplace Priority For Generation Z
Kate Beckman
Want a cheat sheet to Generation Z? Download our infographic on "5 Fast Facts Every Employer Should Know About Generation Z" here.
This is How Much Gen Z Candidates Care About Company Culture When Searching For a Job
Kate Beckman
Most companies have an idea of how important a positive company culture is – but data from RippleMatch reveals just how much company culture actually matters to entry-level candidates.
Nearly 75% of College Graduates Feel Unprepared to Negotiate for Higher Pay
Kate Beckman
When you think of the biggest challenges new graduates might face when searching for a first job, perfecting a cover letter and acing an interview might come to mind. But it turns out that for new grads, one of the most challenging parts of the job search is actually negotiating for higher pay.
A Comprehensive Look at What Generation Z Wants in the Workplace
Kate Beckman
Editor's Note: This article was published in 2018 and is a reflection of what the oldest members of Gen Z value in the workplace prior to the onset of COVID-19. For an updated look at how this generation's values have changed over the past several years, click here.
Everything You Need To Know About Generation Z
Kate Beckman
Want a cheat sheet to Generation Z? Download our infographic on "5 Fast Facts Every Employer Should Know About Generation Z" here.
The Top 15 Universities with the Highest Average GPAs
Kate Beckman
Read our 2019 ranking of the Top 20 Universities with the Highest Average GPAs here and the average GPAs of every Ivy League university here.
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