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Stop Blaming Gen Z: Model Interpersonal Relationships Instead

We’ve heard the complaints: Gen X was too cynical, and Millennials were too reliant on technology. Now, Gen Z is in the...


By Career Forge Team • April 16, 2025

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

How to Change Your Career Services Software (Without Hating the Transition)

Switching to new software in your career services department can feel like a big task. With careful planning and teamwork, you...


By Career Forge Team • April 16, 2025

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

Why Do Guided Academic Internships Lead to Greater Student Success?

Internships have come a long way from the 11th-century apprenticeships that inspired real-world training for young adults. The...


By Career Forge Team • April 16, 2025

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

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,

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,

Tomorrow’s Campus-Based Career Services are Personal, not Transactional

My conversations with career services professionals across the country confirm what David Kozhuk shares in his recently published


By Dave Nicol, PhD • January 25, 2024

Tags: employer relations software, career services, recruiting,

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,