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The Rise of the AI Generalist: How to Adapt Your Entry-Level Hiring Strategy to Hire Difference-Makers
Aug 26, 2025

If you lead early-career hiring, you’re probably bracing for tougher conversations with your CFO. In most industries, hiring targets are getting smaller, budgets are tightening, and the instinct might be to scale back entry-level hiring. After all, if AI is automating more of the “starter” work, do you still need as many junior hires?

Ushering in a New Era at RippleMatch: Building the Future of Hiring
Aug 18, 2025

Three years ago, I chose to join RippleMatch because I felt an immediate connection to its mission of expanding access to opportunity. I saw a product and a team with the potential to fundamentally change how hiring works in today’s world, making it fairer, faster, smarter, and more human. My own journey began in another country at a school few people here had ever heard of, so joining the leadership team of a New York-based tech startup felt like a major milestone in my career. I had worked hard to get to that point, but I also had quite a bit of luck along the way. I was fortunate enough to cross paths with some amazing people who helped me push my career and life forward in ways I never thought were possible. To me, RippleMatch has always felt like a way to pass some of that luck forward and help others access the kind of opportunity that changed my own life.

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How To Ensure Your Hiring Process Is Accessible For Candidates With Disabilities
RippleMatch
Building a diverse team means including individuals of varying races, gender identity, age, ability, and more. To be inclusive of every candidate, it’s essential to design your hiring process with careful thought and consideration to ensure it is accessible to all candidates.
The Most In-Demand College Majors, According to Recruiters
Kate Beckman
A candidate’s college major alone won’t indicate if they’re qualified for a role – but it can help streamline the pool of candidates. That’s why we ask the recruiters on our platform if specific majors are relevant to their role, in addition to asking them to weigh the importance of factors like GPA, previous internships, school prestige, and specific skills. The data helps us match their job opportunities with the best student candidates, but it also gives us a look into the most commonly requested – AKA in-demand – college majors.
The Major Do's and Don'ts Of Using Social Media To Reach Gen Z Candidates
RippleMatch
Find out how today's entry-level candidates are engaging with employers – download our infographic on the top resources candidates use to research companies here.
The Top Resources Candidates Use To Research The Companies They Want To Work For
Kate Beckman
Find out how today's entry-level candidates are engaging with employers – download our infographic on the top resources candidates use to research companies here.
Nearly 60% of Candidates Say A Company’s Mission And Values Sparked Their Interest In Interviewing For A Role
Kate Beckman
We know that professional development and company culture are extremely important to early-career candidates in their job search. But when it comes to interviewing with specific companies, a company’s mission and values plays the biggest role in sparking candidate interest.
Proactive Outreach Can Triple The Share Of Qualified Candidates That Want to Work For You
Kate Beckman
You write your job description, define your requirements, and post it on a job board. Now, you wait for the applications to roll in. You think your company and the job are pretty great, so it’s only a matter of time before you start receiving applications from the best candidates on the market. Right?
5 Ways Companies Can Support the Mental Health of Their Young Employees
RippleMatch
I was diagnosed with anxiety and a panic disorder when I was a sophomore in high school. Coming to terms with this diagnosis took a lot of therapy, appropriate medications and personal growth, which made me realize that this issue would be something that infiltrated every part of my life. This means that, yeah, I’d face anxiety during big changes in my life, but even in a classroom or cubicle. Any location—no matter how much I enjoyed myself—would become viable grounds for a panic attack.
The Top Reasons Entry-Level Candidates Do (And Don’t) Accept Job Offers
Kate Beckman
In a tight labor market, there’s no guarantee that the offer you extend to your ideal candidate will be accepted – even when you’re dealing with entry-level candidates. From competing offers to location, there are countless reasons a candidate could decide to turn down a job offer. So what’s really going through a candidate’s head when they accept (or reject) your job offer?
The Most In-Demand Skills For Entry-Level Candidates On Our Platform
Kate Beckman
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.
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