Your year ahead
University Recruiting is a Year-Round Job.
Recruiting season is only part of the work. Our Annual Activity Calendar maps 26 University Recruiting activities across all 12 months, so you can see what’s coming, plan ahead, and make the case for year-round resourcing.
Schedule a call to talk through your UR year.
Know where to invest your time, all year long
For your team
Know what to focus on, month by month
See when teams typically strategize, build, execute, and evaluate each activity, so you can get ahead of what’s coming.
For the business
Show that UR doesn’t stop after campus season
Budget planning, school selection, intern programming, and keep warm work all happen outside the busiest months. Bring the calendar to your next planning conversation to make the case for year-round resourcing.
Strategize
Align on what comes next and use data to build the plan.
Build
Create the tools to put the plan into action.
Execute
Run the activity and set the plan in motion.
Evaluate
Measure what worked and find what to improve next cycle.
Right now in UR
What’s on the calendar for November
November touches every phase of the UR year. Fall interviews and offers are in full swing, spring plans are taking shape, and next year’s budget is on the table. Here’s one resource for each phase.
Strategize
Spring Recruiting Guide
Spring plans take shape now. See how teams protect the offers they’ve made and plan spring hiring for the gaps they can’t prevent.
Build
The Business Case for UR
Next year’s budget is being set. Build a data-backed case for the headcount and investment your team needs.
Execute
Fall Recruiting
Interviews and offers are at their peak. See how peers are running the final stretch of fall recruiting.
Evaluate
Intern Conversion
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Summer conversion results are in. Compare your return offer and acceptance rates to peers before next summer’s planning starts.
Coming up
December priorities
January priorities
Get the right resources at the right time
Once a month, we’ll send a short roundup of research and tools matched to where UR teams are in the year, so you’re always a step ahead.
Annual Activity Calendar
Your whole UR year. Here’s the map.
See where UR teams focus their time and effort across 26 activities, every month of the year. Use it to plan what’s next for your team, and to show the business how much of this work happens between campus seasons.
Want to talk through your UR year?
Our team works with University Recruiting leaders every day. Book time to talk through your priorities for the year ahead and how University Recruiting Council members are approaching them.
Benchmark your timelines, budget, and hiring metrics against peers
Pressure-test your plan for the year ahead
See how University Recruiting Council members handle the same challenges