https://blog.careerfairplus.com At Career Forge, our mission is to elevate Career Services, empowering them to drive superior outcomes for students and employers. As the only career management system built specifically for career services, we offer an effortless interface and scalable modules for event management, coaching, experiential learning, first-destination tracking, check-in & badge printing, reporting, employer relationship management, and job opportunities. en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:50:48 GMT 2025-07-24T13:50:48Z en-us https://blog.careerfairplus.com/icymi-career-forges-conference-hot-topics <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/icymi-career-forges-conference-hot-topics" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/NACE%20Award%20Banner%20(1).png" alt="group of 3 people helping each other up a series of steps with a uw madison logo in the corner" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h1><br>Couldn’t make it to a career services or career education conference this season?&nbsp;</h1> <p>Or maybe you attended NC ACE, CECU, NACE, Florida&nbsp;ACE or EACE, but missed the Career Forge booth because the time evaporated in a blur of sessions, keynotes, and local attractions.</p> <p><br>Either way, we’ve got you covered.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>This blog post recaps the most talked-about topics in our booth at several spring and summer events, revealing what’s top of mind for career services and career education teams across the country.</p> <p><br>Let’s start with some heartfelt appreciation…</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/icymi-career-forges-conference-hot-topics" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/NACE%20Award%20Banner%20(1).png" alt="group of 3 people helping each other up a series of steps with a uw madison logo in the corner" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h1><br>Couldn’t make it to a career services or career education conference this season?&nbsp;</h1> <p>Or maybe you attended NC ACE, CECU, NACE, Florida&nbsp;ACE or EACE, but missed the Career Forge booth because the time evaporated in a blur of sessions, keynotes, and local attractions.</p> <p><br>Either way, we’ve got you covered.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>This blog post recaps the most talked-about topics in our booth at several spring and summer events, revealing what’s top of mind for career services and career education teams across the country.</p> <p><br>Let’s start with some heartfelt appreciation…</p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=1836892&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.careerfairplus.com%2Ficymi-career-forges-conference-hot-topics&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.careerfairplus.com&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> career services career planning networking recruiting events employer relations student job searches internship experiential learning career services management career services management platform student engagement university experiential learning experiential learning strategy career services strategy alumni engagement Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:57:53 GMT https://blog.careerfairplus.com/icymi-career-forges-conference-hot-topics 2025-06-25T12:57:53Z Dale Stelter https://blog.careerfairplus.com/building-meaningful-career-connections-how-successworks-at-uw-madison-is-scaling-relationship-building <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/building-meaningful-career-connections-how-successworks-at-uw-madison-is-scaling-relationship-building" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/15.png" alt="group of 3 people helping each other up a series of steps with a uw madison logo in the corner" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div> <strong></strong> </div> <div> &nbsp; </div> <div> &nbsp; </div> <div> <strong>Key Takeaways:</strong> </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/building-meaningful-career-connections-how-successworks-at-uw-madison-is-scaling-relationship-building" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/15.png" alt="group of 3 people helping each other up a series of steps with a uw madison logo in the corner" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div> <strong></strong> </div> <div> &nbsp; </div> <div> &nbsp; </div> <div> <strong>Key Takeaways:</strong> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=1836892&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.careerfairplus.com%2Fbuilding-meaningful-career-connections-how-successworks-at-uw-madison-is-scaling-relationship-building&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.careerfairplus.com&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> career services Recruiting career planning networking recruiting events employer relations student job searches internship experiential learning career services management career services management platform student engagement university experiential learning experiential learning strategy career services strategy alumni engagement Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:38:19 GMT dave@careerfairplus.com (David Nicol, PhD) https://blog.careerfairplus.com/building-meaningful-career-connections-how-successworks-at-uw-madison-is-scaling-relationship-building 2025-06-24T11:38:19Z https://blog.careerfairplus.com/the-future-of-hiring-isnt-more-applications-or-automation-its-more-accountability <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/the-future-of-hiring-isnt-more-applications-or-automation-its-more-accountability" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/14.png" alt="a cartoon image of a magnifying glass zoomed in on a resume with a headshot with a background of connected dots and lines symbolizing AI." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div></div> <div> &nbsp; </div> <div> &nbsp; </div> <div> Lynda Spiegel's <em>Wall Street Journal</em> article, <strong><a href="https://apple.news/AawHAcx8nSYKUfa3Yk5dqpw">"6 Ways to Fix the Job-Application Nightmare"</a></strong>, got my attention. Her critiques are insightful and valid; I want to push further because fixing the hiring process isn't just about convenience. </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/the-future-of-hiring-isnt-more-applications-or-automation-its-more-accountability" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/14.png" alt="a cartoon image of a magnifying glass zoomed in on a resume with a headshot with a background of connected dots and lines symbolizing AI." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div></div> <div> &nbsp; </div> <div> &nbsp; </div> <div> Lynda Spiegel's <em>Wall Street Journal</em> article, <strong><a href="https://apple.news/AawHAcx8nSYKUfa3Yk5dqpw">"6 Ways to Fix the Job-Application Nightmare"</a></strong>, got my attention. Her critiques are insightful and valid; I want to push further because fixing the hiring process isn't just about convenience. </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=1836892&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.careerfairplus.com%2Fthe-future-of-hiring-isnt-more-applications-or-automation-its-more-accountability&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.careerfairplus.com&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> career services Recruiting career planning networking recruiting events employer relations student job searches career services management career services management platform career services strategy Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:42:00 GMT dave@careerfairplus.com (David Nicol, PhD) https://blog.careerfairplus.com/the-future-of-hiring-isnt-more-applications-or-automation-its-more-accountability 2025-06-20T16:42:00Z https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-1-0-0-0 <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-1-0-0-0" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/hsblogrpcel.png" alt="What Does It Really Take to Implement an Experiential Learning Initiative?" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-1-0-0-0" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/hsblogrpcel.png" alt="What Does It Really Take to Implement an Experiential Learning Initiative?" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=1836892&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.careerfairplus.com%2Fwhy-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-1-0-0-0&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.careerfairplus.com&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> career services Recruiting career planning networking recruiting events employer relations student job searches internship experiential learning career services management career services management platform student engagement university experiential learning experiential learning strategy career services strategy Tue, 13 May 2025 19:57:52 GMT https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-1-0-0-0 2025-05-13T19:57:52Z Rebekah Paré https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-1-0-0 <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-1-0-0" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/hsblogheadertrustjoboffer.png" alt="stylised image of a group of 3 people all hanging off of a cliff with their arms linked. They form a chain from the top to the last person - conveying a sense of trust. " class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-1-0-0" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/hsblogheadertrustjoboffer.png" alt="stylised image of a group of 3 people all hanging off of a cliff with their arms linked. They form a chain from the top to the last person - conveying a sense of trust. " class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=1836892&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.careerfairplus.com%2Fwhy-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-1-0-0&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.careerfairplus.com&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> career services Recruiting networking Hiring Event recruiting events employer relations employer relationship management career forge ERM student job searches experiential learning career services management career services management platform student engagement Wed, 07 May 2025 12:05:46 GMT https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-1-0-0 2025-05-07T12:05:46Z Career Forge https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-1-0 <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-1-0" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/hsblogheadercareerconnections.png" alt="a closeup of a group of people's hands working to put a puzzle together. the puzzle is comprised of a set of large wooden gears. " class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-1-0" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/hsblogheadercareerconnections.png" alt="a closeup of a group of people's hands working to put a puzzle together. the puzzle is comprised of a set of large wooden gears. " class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=1836892&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.careerfairplus.com%2Fwhy-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-1-0&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.careerfairplus.com&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Career Fair career services Recruiting networking employer relations employer relationship management career forge ERM student job searches experiential learning career services management career services management platform student engagement Tue, 06 May 2025 14:54:12 GMT https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-1-0 2025-05-06T14:54:12Z Career Forge https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-1 <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-1" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/hsblogheaderstopblaminggenz.png" alt="a group of 3 young adults (gen z) poses for a selfie" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; 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"> Career Fair career services employer relationship management student job searches career services management career services management platform student engagement Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:21:58 GMT https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-1 2025-03-12T12:21:58Z Career Forge https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-0 <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-0" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/hsblogheaderairacerecruiting.png" alt="side profile of a woman in a thinking pose with AI-related graphics surrounding her" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-0" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/hsblogheaderairacerecruiting.png" alt="side profile of a woman in a thinking pose with AI-related graphics surrounding her" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=1836892&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.careerfairplus.com%2Fwhy-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-0&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.careerfairplus.com&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> career services software employer relationship management career services management career services management platform job board artificial intelligence AI software implementation Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:10:55 GMT https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0-0 2025-03-12T12:10:55Z Career Forge https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0 <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/hsblogheaderchangecss.png" alt="jar titled &quot;internship fund&quot; filling with coins, while hands stick out from out of frame holding more money." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/hsblogheaderchangecss.png" alt="jar titled &quot;internship fund&quot; filling with coins, while hands stick out from out of frame holding more money." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=1836892&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.careerfairplus.com%2Fwhy-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.careerfairplus.com&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Career Fair career services software employer relationship management career services management career services management platform job board software implementation Tue, 11 Mar 2025 18:25:29 GMT https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0-0 2025-03-11T18:25:29Z Career Forge https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0 <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/HS%20Blog%20Image%20interngrants.png" alt="jar titled &quot;internship fund&quot; filling with coins, while hands stick out from out of frame holding more money." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.careerfairplus.com/hubfs/HS%20Blog%20Image%20interngrants.png" alt="jar titled &quot;internship fund&quot; filling with coins, while hands stick out from out of frame holding more money." class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=1836892&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.careerfairplus.com%2Fwhy-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.careerfairplus.com&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> college career services career planning talent acquisition employer relations Career Forge internship experiential learning grant funds career services funding Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:50:39 GMT https://blog.careerfairplus.com/why-do-guided-academic-internships-lead-to-greater-student-success-0 2025-02-07T17:50:39Z Career Forge