Assignment 9A

Interview 1: Local Recruiter

I conducted an interview with one of the recruiters I worked with at my internship last summer. When I discussed my solution to finding jobs for recent college graduates she confirmed my suspicions about why recruiters are not often utilized by college graduates. Because most recruiters look to place experienced candidates in temporary jobs, the recruiters at her firm do not yet have to resources to begin placing recent grads. If this were to take place, there would have to be a completely separate branch of recruiters focused solely on placing individuals new to the labor force and would require training slightly different than the training they what currently receive at her recruiting firm. The recruiting done at her firm, like most, is compartmentalized, meaning there are branches that specifically hire IT, health science, business professionals, et  cetera and placing recent college graduates would be no different.

Interview 2: College Junior

This interview was conducted with a 3rd year university student studying general business. He said while there is absolutely a need for many college students, particularly in business fields, to receive professional help, this is not always the case. This student recently received an internship with a well-known marketing firm this summer and the firm usually offers a full time position post-graduation to interns who see success in their program and this would not be necessary for him and others with internships that hire immediately. He also claimed this may not be a need for undergraduate students planning on attending graduate school as these students often find jobs easier than a students with bachelors degrees.

Interview 3: Small Business Owner

I was able to interview my neighbor who has been a small business owner for the last decade. He sees this as a big need for not only the students but his company as well. As a small business looking to grow, he often seeks out candidates that are recent graduates because these employees are often looking for something permanent or semi-permanent and would be able to develop professionally along with the company. This can often be difficult for him to find as his company is small and he only hires a handful of employees per year compared to the Fortune 500 companies that hire dozens if not hundreds each year. These companies also have superior hiring resources as well as brand notoriety that allows the candidates to flock to them, leaving his company along with smaller ones with candidates that may not be as ideal as the candidates hired by larger firms. He believes that if a recruiting firm existed that focused on hiring recent college graduates, the most applicable customers would be smaller to mid-size companies that do not have the hiring capabilities of larger companies.

Interview 4: Recent College Graduate

I conducted this interview with a friend that graduated college two years ago. She said the job search for her was very difficult as she had zero experience looking for work prior to graduation and almost no professional connections to network through due to lack of professional experience. While she is content with her current job, she is actually overqualified for her job based on her résumé and higher education compared to some of her colleagues and believes if a service like this existed for her when she was in college, she may have a job more suited to her skill set.

Interview 5: Recent College Graduate

This interview was done with a college graduate who graduated this past spring semester. He has struggled to find a job due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and would have appreciated having a recruiting firm assist him in finding an ideal placement. He has a technology background and is interested in working for a larger tech company because he believes that would provide him with more expert knowledge about his work and the tech business itself than a smaller or mid-size firm would be able to provide. In normal circumstances, he would have preferred a larger firm, but he would have been willing to work for a smaller company for the time being because he wants to start working as soon as possible. 

	Inside the             Boundary	Outside the Boundary
Who is in	Recent college graduates with a business background Small to mid-size companies A recruiting firm or sector dedicated to hiring recent grads	Experienced candidates Recent graduates with STEM backgrounds  Large companies or Fortune 500 companies General recruiting firms Students planning on attending graduate school
What the need is	Assisting recent college grads in the hiring process who have little to no experience searching for jobs Facilitating the hiring process for small to mid-size companies	Helping experienced professionals find work  Placing students at Fortune 500 companies
Why the need exists	It is difficult for many recent graduates to find jobs that fit their interests and skill sets It is difficult for small to mid-size companies to get access to a high-level candidate pool of entry-level employees	Students want to work for large, well-known companies Students are looking for work after graduate school  Large companies need assistance finding high-quality, entry-level candidates