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The Importance of Staying Connected with Gen Z Candidates After They Accept an Offer
Nov 22, 2024

Recruitment is no longer just about securing an offer acceptance—it's about keeping candidates engaged and excited as they prepare for their start date. A recent RippleMatch survey found that 73% of candidates will continue passively searching for other roles even after accepting an offer. This means that organizations must rethink their post-offer communication strategies to reduce the rate of reneges and build strong connections with future hires. Here's our top advice for keeping candidates warm in between extending and offer and their start date.

Need help understanding Gen Z? Download our quick fact sheet on key Gen Z stats, download our Salary Benchmarking Guide to understand how to offer competitive compensation, or request a demo of RippleMatch to find out how we can connect you with top Gen Z talent.

The Average Entry-Level Salary and Intern Compensation of 2024
Nov 13, 2024

In 2024, early-career salary expectations are influenced by the competitive landscape and Gen Z’s priorities. According to the RippleMatch 2024 Salary Benchmarking Report (available to download for free here), competitive compensation is a top priority for Gen Z talent, many of whom value financial growth potential over other job attributes. This report provides a comprehensive breakdown of salary data across fields, industries, and job functions, with particular insights into the expectations and realities of entry-level roles and internships.

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5 Facts to Know about Hispanic-Serving Institutions
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Over the last 10 years, the Hispanic and Latinx population in the U.S. has increased by almost 10 million. As these numbers continue to grow, universities across the country make room for more Hispanic and Latinx students, while also creating culturally-inclusive courses and campus organizations that advocate for minority students. Hispanic-Serving Institutions, or schools with 25% or more Hispanic and Latinx enrollment, are doing just that.
4 Tips For Recruiting at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
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Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) are not only educational centers for Hispanic and Latinx students – they’re cultural centers, too. These are schools with 25% or more Hispanic and Latinx enrollment, and offer curriculum and programs centered around students’ heritage. Students may choose these institutions because they’re located close to home, cost-friendly, or because they offer an inclusive experience that non-HSIs do not.
12 Hispanic-Serving Institutions With Strong Business Programs
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Employment rates in the business and finance industry are expected to grow 7% in the next 8 years. Companies looking for talented entry-level candidates to fill their business roles should establish a presence at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), or colleges with 25% or more Hispanic and Latinx students, and emerging HSIs, schools with 15% to 24% Hispanic and Latinx population. With over 550 HSIs in the U.S., there are a lot of schools to choose from – so we made a list of 12 HSIs and emerging HSIs ranked in the top 100 schools for best business programs to connect with.
10 Hispanic-Serving Institutions with Strong Liberal Arts Programs
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Colleges that take pride in their diverse learning environment also take pride in molding creative thinkers and educational leaders who are passionate about creating social change. These schools value the versatility of a liberal arts degree and encourage their students to explore the endless possibilities of a degree in sociology, history, creative arts, language, and more. Many employers value the critical thinking skills instilled by a liberal arts education, and seek out these students for their entry-level positions. If you’re an employer who is looking to hire talented liberal arts students, be sure you’re widening your search to include a range of schools, like Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
The Top​ Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) to Recruit Entry-Level Candidates
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To fill talent pipelines with high-caliber entry-level and early-career candidates from diverse backgrounds, many companies have focused on recruiting at HBCUs, Women’s Colleges, and HSIs. The latter of the three – Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) – are defined as non-profit institutions of higher learning with a full-time undergraduate population of at least 25% Hispanic. HSIs have been around since the 1980s. In 1992, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities prompted Congress to formally recognize campuses with high Hispanic enrollment as Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and allocate federal appropriations.
5 Ways To Make Your Entry-Level Recruitment Process More Empathetic
RippleMatch
COVID-19 is rewriting the rules of entry-level recruitment. With many universities sticking with remote or distance learning this fall and spring, “campus recruiting” is less about meeting students on campus and more about hiring candidates over Zoom. One of the biggest challenges is that it can be hard to create an inclusive hiring process when students have varying access to resources. These differences can be more stark than before as more students are living and learning from home.
9 Tips For Marketing Your Virtual Recruitment Events
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Learn more about how to execute a successful recruitment events strategy via our guide, "100 Events & How to Do Them."
What Student Job-Seekers Think About Virtual Recruitment Events
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Learn more about how to execute a successful recruitment events strategy via our guide, "100 Events & How to Do Them."
What Student Job-Seekers Value In Recruitment Events
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This upcoming recruitment season will be unlike any other. With many schools sticking with distance learning for the fall semester, employers will need to be more creative than ever in their campus recruiting, especially when it comes to events.
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