The Hiring
Blueprint™
The recruiter's view of early-career hiring — and what to do with it.
When the syllabus ends
Students get a syllabus for every class they've ever taken. Nobody hands them one for this. That's not a motivation problem — it's an information problem. The information exists. It just lives on the employer's side.
I've spent 25 years on that side.
What a recruiter sees that you don't
Most career advice comes from people who have applied for jobs. This comes from the person who reads them.
When a role goes live, we review resumes as they come in — so early applicants get read when we still have the time to read carefully.
The first thing my eye goes to is the school, the degree, and the graduation year.
A lot of candidates skip straight past the Action. The tell is when they answer in "we" instead of "I."
Students
Looking for a first or next internship — including freshmen.
Recent Grads
Applying steadily, hearing very little back.
Parents
Wanting something better to offer than "keep trying."
Why me
I have a child in college, and I've watched friends' kids graduate and struggle — capable students who had no plan and nobody to tell them how any of it worked. I could see why. So I wrote it down.
— Amy Johnson
Fall applications are open now
The students who get read are the ones who applied in the first week — because they knew the window existed.