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Meet the TalentEgg Awards judges: Top students from SFU, Schulich and U of T

Now that the applications for the 2013 TalentEgg National Campus Recruitment Excellence Awards are closed, the judging period will begin shortly.

An elite panel made up of 200 top students from schools across Canada will evaluate and provide feedback on employers’ campus recruitment initiatives, ultimately choosing the Top 3 finalists and winners in each category.

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The 3 types of students and how they approach their careers

Historically, employers have looked at students in terms of their programs and which year of school they’re in. Through that lens, campus recruitment activities traditionally target students by program, year and school, assuming that all students who fall into that group should be provided the same campus recruitment information.

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How to make the most of Twitter for campus recruitment: Part 2, Lists

In Part 1 of the How to make the most of Twitter for campus recruitment series, we outlined some basic and intermediate strategies to help campus recruiters better engage with students:

  • Respond to all @ mentions as soon as possible
  • Keep an eye on key search terms, such as your organization’s name
  • Jump in and join the conversation when appropriate

In this post, you’ll learn why Twitter lists are among the best social media tools for campus recruiters and how to use them effectively for targeting, listening to and engaging with students.

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Poll results: Have you ever attended a career fair on your campus?

Our survey of campus recruitment professionals showed that 75% of them will attend zero-to-5 on-campus career fairs this year, and perhaps one of the reasons for that is employers are realizing that the majority of students do not attend them.

The results of a recent TalentEgg homepage poll show that while two thirds of students have attended a career fair at some point, only one third found the experience valuable enough to want to go again in the future.

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