Diversify Your Talent Pipeline

Texas has added over half a million jobs in the past year and unemployment is at 3.5% in Odessa and 2.6% in Midland, so recruiting in the Permian Basin has its challenges. Many companies are looking for ways to expand …

By Megan Baeza
Megan Baeza Executive Director
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10 tips for those who graduated without a job and are now searching

Sitting at home with a fresh degree and an empty inbox is a special kind of stress. Most people in this position treat the job search like a numbers game—throwing a hundred generic resumes at a hundred different portals and …

By College Recruiter
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If You Want to Be a Leader – Lead Yourself First

“The most important person you will ever lead is yourself.” – John C. Maxwell.

As John C. Maxwell said, the most important person you will ever lead is yourself. Before we start to think about leading others or if …

By Ivy Exec
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Jobs for students, grads that are least likely to be negatively impacted by AI

The Class of 2026 is stepping into a job market that looks radically different from the one their older siblings or even recent mentors entered just a few years ago. There’s a persistent, buzzing anxiety in every dorm room and …

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How to Get a Summer 2026 Internship Right Now: Your Last-Chance Action Plan

It’s late April. You don’t have a summer 2026 internship yet. And every time you open your laptop, the anxiety hits a little harder.

Here’s the truth: you’re not done. Not even close. Companies are still hiring for summer 2026 …

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The 12-week sprint: Your blueprint for landing your first job after graduation

Landing the right job before you cross the stage at graduation isn’t about luck; it’s about treating the job search like a high-stakes engineering project. Most students treat job hunting like a scattershot hobby—tossing a few resumes into the digital …

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Take-Home Pay Calculator (2026): Estimate Your Real Pay Before Accepting an Offer

Gen Z’ers care about their salaries, and for good reason. They’re growing up in a time of high inflation rates, where rising costs make it more about affording to live than just earning more.

If you’re starting your first job …

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How to Get an Internship in 2026 (Even With No Experience)

Internships are more competitive than ever. Reporting from Inside Higher Ed shows there simply aren’t enough opportunities to meet demand.

But here’s what hasn’t changed:
Internships are still one of the strongest pathways to full-time employment. In fact, 62% of …

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Skills-based hiring: How employers should explain it to degree holders

The rise of “skills-based hiring” has sparked a bit of a panic among recent graduates. Many feel like the degree they spent four years (and a lot of money) earning has suddenly been sidelined by a list of software proficiencies …

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AI Is Changing Everything about Job Searching, Right? WRONG. Here’s What Actually Matters Today!

AI is changing everything about job searching… right?

WRONG. ❌

Here’s what I mean:

When we think about why recruiters put us through this entire process — filling out resumes, writing cover letters, going to interviews — it’s NOT because …

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How to Win Your Interviews in the First 5 Minutes!

Think that the terrifying case question at the end of your interview is make or break? THINK AGAIN.

Most interviews are won or lost in just the FIRST 5 MINUTES ⚡️

Here’s the data about how interviewing *really* works – …

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