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Campus recruiting debrief template

After a university hiring season or event: which schools and events found good candidates, how students experienced the process, who to make offers to, and what to change next year.

45 minutesFor The recruiting team and the managers or employees who went to the eventsAgenda room
Change the agenda first

The agenda, with a time for each part

  1. Results10 min
    • How many applied, interviewed and received offers, from where?
  2. Which schools and events worked10 min
    • Where did the best candidates come from?
  3. Candidates to move forward12 min
    • Who do we make offers to, or invite back?
  4. How students experienced it8 min
    • What did students say about our stand, talk and process?
  5. Next year5 min
    • What do we keep, change or drop?

How the notes read afterwards

A made-up example, so you can see the shape. In a real call each line carries the words that were said and who said them.

Results. 240 applications; 30 interviews; 6 offers.

Worked. The two coding clubs we visited gave 4 of the 6 offers.

Move forward. Offers to Ana and Kwame this week.

Next year. Fewer fairs, more club talks; shorter online test.

Running it well

Ways to change it

After one eventTwenty minutes the next day: candidates and quick lessons.
InternshipsAdd a review of last summer's interns and who to invite back.

When to skip it. If you hired no graduates this year — still note the lessons for next time.

Questions

What is campus recruiting?

Hiring students and recent graduates through universities — career fairs, talks, clubs and internships.

How do you measure campus recruiting success?

Applications, interviews, offers and acceptances by school and event, the cost of each hire, and how those hires perform and stay.

When should employers make offers to graduates?

Quickly after final interviews, because strong students often accept the first good offer.

What happens in the room

Everybody joins from the link, with no account. The agenda sits beside the call and each item fills in with what was said about it, under the name of the person who said it.

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