RippleMatch x CodeSignal: Powering Skills-Based Hiring in Early-Career
Oct 20, 2025
At RippleMatch, we’ve always believed that opportunity should be based on what you can do, not where you went to school. That’s why we’re especially excited to share our new partnership and deeper integration with CodeSignal, which brings verified technical and professional skill certifications directly into the RippleMatch marketplace.
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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?
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3 Things Companies Can Learn About Creating Inclusive Cultures From This All-Female Tech Startup
When it comes to building diverse teams, there’s no magic formula for attracting and retaining talented candidates from all backgrounds. Founders, hiring managers, and human resources departments grapple with finding the best approach and implementing the right strategies, revamping everything from their interviewing methods to their search for talent. Regardless of which methods are tested, there’s one essential part of building a team that has little to do with pipeline – and that’s creating an inclusive culture.
How To Ensure Your Hiring Process Is Accessible For Candidates With Disabilities
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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