RippleMatch Product Pulse Newsletter: July Edition
Jul 31, 2024
Welcome to the RippleMatch Product Pulse, your monthly hub to learn about the products & features we’ve released to help you make the most of our platform.
Highlights this month include:
Highlights this month include:
- Interview Scheduling: Easily coordinate interviews within RippleMatch.
- Candidate Activity Feed: Get visibility into each candidate's journey in your hiring process.
- AI Chat Filter: Quickly find the best candidates for you with natural language prompts.
- Updates to our Communities product: New Themes and Templates that help you save time and own your brand identity.
Learn more about these features and other recent releases below!
3 Impactful Ways University Recruitment Teams Can Prepare For The 2024 Fall Season
Jul 19, 2024
The landscape of recruitment is always changing – are you ready for the latest challenges fall recruitment has for you? To help you prepare, we’ve identified 4 key areas to focus on to ensure you have a smooth and successful season, informed by recent data collected from hundreds of recruiters, thousands of Gen Z candidates, and thousands of data points pulled from user behavior on the RippleMatch platform.
For a more in-depth analysis at each of these areas, you can download our full Fall Readiness Guide here!
All Articles
5 Innovative Ways to Recruit On Campus
Today’s college students are graduating into one of the best job markets in years, reports show. 65% of employers intend to hire recent college graduates in 2019 according to a recent CareerBuilder survey, and a 2019 NACE Job Outlook Survey found that employers plan to hire 16.6% more new graduates from the Class of 2019 than they did from the Class of 2018 for positions in the United States.
SMS Recruiting: Should You Be Texting Job Candidates?
With today’s low unemployment rate and the emergence of employee ghosting, it’s never been harder to fill job openings quickly and efficiently. Communication, as always, remains the key to nudging candidates down the hiring funnel—but email and phone tag can make getting in contact a struggle.
5 Ways to Recruit Diverse Talent at the Entry-Level
Research shows that the more people in a company that are from different backgrounds, races, genders, ethnicities, and sexual orientations, the better a company is at dealing with challenges, working efficiently and problem solving. This makes it imperative to build diverse teams at every level of an organization, from entry-level teams to executive leadership. While there are different strategies to achieve balanced teams, recruiting diverse candidates at the entry-level and prioritizing retention can lead to a stronger workforce as time goes on.
10 Organizations that Support Professionals in the LGBTQ Community
When Pride Month arrives every June, it’s a reminder of the importance of supporting and uplifting the LGBTQ community. So for Pride we wanted to recognize 10 organizations who are doing just that – these organizations hold conferences, offer scholarships, and create a space where professionals in the LGBTQ community can talk openly about the unique challenges they face in the working world and how to overcome them. Not only are these organizations a great support system for professionals in the LGBTQ community, but they can also serve as a great resource for companies to find and connect with talented LGBTQ candidates.
How to Write a Job Description That Appeals to Gen Z Candidates
In the world of recruitment, a shift is happening. For at least the past decade, the focus has been on Millennials. And, while Millennials are currently the largest generation in the workforce, there is now a new proverbial kid in town.
Millennials vs. Gen Z: Key Similarities and Differences in the Workplace
Download our infographic on Millennials vs. Gen Z for a visual side-by-side comparison of these two generations.
4 Recommendations For Writing Inclusive Job Descriptions
As the labor market continues to tighten, competition for top talent is increasingly fierce. Creating a clear and concise job description is a must if you want to ensure that you are reaching the right job seekers. However, you also need to be highly aware of the language you use when creating these descriptions.
4 Facts and Figures About the Changing Landscape of Work That All Employers Should Know
With a new generation entering the workforce, the rise in remote work, and innovative technologies reaching mainstream adoption, the landscape of work is changing at a rapid pace. For talent acquisition professionals, it’s more important than ever to stay on top of the trends that are shaping the recruitment and retention of talented candidates. We rounded up 4 essential facts and figures that should be on the radar of every employer concerned about building a better workforce:
6 Companies That Hire Candidates Without a College Degree
As tuition costs continue to increase across the country, some young Americans are choosing to opt out of college. According to Inc., tuition has increased over 150% since 1978, and, since 2004, there’s been a 74% increase in student debt. In the same Inc. article, it was reported that 75% of Generation Z believes that there are other ways to receive a good education than college. With coding bootcamps and free online learning tools, it’s becoming increasingly likely that the most talented candidates won’t always be found on college campuses.
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