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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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50 Talent Professionals Share Why They Love Working in Early Career Recruitment
Kate Beckman
‘Tis the season — to recognize hard-working talent acquisition professionals and early career recruiters! That’s why RippleMatch has deemed this time of year ‘Talent Appreciation Season’, and is excited to celebrate those in the field that play an integral role in their organizations, and make a huge difference in students’ lives.
How to Navigate Early Career Hiring in a Recession
Kate Beckman
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, talent teams experienced a hot market with candidates in the drivers’ seat — one so competitive that it had been referred to as ‘the war on talent’. But an economic cooldown at the tail end of 2022 has shifted companies’ focus from fighting for top talent to planning for worst-case scenarios by tightening budgets and instituting hiring freezes and layoffs.
5 Ways to Foster an Inclusive, Multi-Generational Workplace
RippleMatch
Currently, there is a grand total of five generations in the workforce — with Millennials making up the majority of the current workforce, and members of Gen X holding 51% of leadership roles. By 2025, Gen Z will comprise nearly 30% of the workforce. In order to have a harmonious work environment, it is essential that talent leaders make a conscious effort to create a workplace that is inclusive of workers of all ages.
Representation Matters to Gen Zers Looking for Work
RippleMatch
Generation Z has been vocal about the need for organizations to do better regarding diversity and inclusion. As the most diverse generation in U.S. history, they're often the ones who are on the front lines of the fight for social justice, and it is evident that the workplace is no exception.
The Biggest Branding Challenges Companies Are Facing Today
Kate Beckman
Most companies are aware that building a strong employer brand is critical for educating potential employees on what their organization does and values, and for existing employees who are helping to shape the community they have built and are looking to grow. But as we’ve shifted from a hot market to one marked by economic uncertainty and tightening budgets, organizations today are questioning whether it's the right time to amplify their branding efforts, or pull back on related expenses.
Candidates’ Attitudes Toward Reneges Remain Unchanged Despite Economic Cooldown
Kate Beckman
Despite moving away from the candidate-driven market we experienced in 2021 and early 2022, candidates today are unwavering in their liberal attitude toward reneges. In fact, some may be even more likely to rescind their offers this year.
Gen Z Candidates Are Confident About Finding a Good Job or Internship This Fall — But Some More Than Others
Kate Beckman
While late 2021 and the start of 2022 saw a candidate-driven market, recent layoffs and an economic cool down could spell trouble for candidates this recruiting season. However, when we asked students in August about their internship and job searches heading into the fall, it was clear that an uncertain future had little effect on their confidence in finding a good position this year. But some are more confident than others.
The Future of Work — According to Gen Z
RippleMatch
Generation Z is entering the workforce in troves, and bringing along with them new preferences for ideal work environments in which they can thrive and grow.
Outstanding Leader - Nicole Furnia of ABB
Kate Beckman
RippleMatch is proud to recognize Nicole Furnia, the Director of University Relations, Early Career and Employer Branding - US & Americas at ABB, as an Outstanding Leader in the Campus Recruiting Community!
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