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A dynamic space celebrating and supporting the students, employers, and career services professionals driving the early talent network campuses worldwide.

Career Forge is Trending. Here’s Why.

The buzz keeps getting louder since Career Forge premiered at the NACE 2024 annual meeting in Phoenix. Attendees at The Hire Big...


By Dave Nicol, CEO • August 28, 2024

Tags: employer relations, career forge, job boards,

An Improved Employer Page Won’t Improve Your Employer Relationships

Misleading Promises and Lack of Essential ERM Features

Handshake recently rolled out its "Employer Relationship Management" (ERM)...


By Dave Nicol, CEO • July 2, 2024

Tags: employer relations, employer relationship management, employer relations software,

What You’re Missing if You’re Not Using the Original ERM

You’re busy, so here are the answers you clicked over for…

We’re continuously upgrading Career Forge | ERM, which means the...


By Dave Nicol, PhD • January 29, 2024

Tags: employer relations, employer relationship management, career services,

How do I Build Long-Term Employer Relationships and Partnerships (Without Repeating the Same Old Same Old)?

Career services teams need solid, enduring employer relationships. These connections play a huge role in helping students land...


Tags: employer relations, employer relations software, career services,

How the Technology Adoption Curve Can Positively Impact Your Employer Relationship Management

Are you one of the hundreds of people lined up to buyThe Firstanything or the last in your circle to use a technology everyone...


By Dave Nicol, PhD • January 29, 2024

Tags: employer relations, employer relationship management, employer relations software,

The long-overdue solution to Cumbersome CRMs for Career Services

"Career Forge | ERMchanges everything! The platform's long-overdue features directly match what career services professionals...


By Dave Nicol, PhD • January 25, 2024

Tags: employer relations, employer relationship management, employer relations software,

Price vs. Implementation Costs: Don’t Get Fooled

If you’ve had it trying to force spreadsheets and sales-based software to work for career services, you’ll like what you read...


By Dave Nicol, PhD • December 5, 2023

Tags: employer relations, employer relationship management, employer relations software,

What is Career Forge | ERM?

TL;DR–Career Forge | ERM is the end of your battles using finicky spreadsheets and cumbersome CRMs to manage your Career Services...


Tags: employer relations, employer relationship management, employer relations software,