University Recruiting Council
The University Recruiting Council helps Heads of Early Career navigate workforce shifts, candidate behavior changes, and evolving recruiting demands with proprietary intelligence and executive peer insight.
Bring us the challenge. We’ll bring the data, peer benchmarks, and strategic guidance to help you solve it.
50,000+
Interviews and Surveys
Proprietary research is powered by more than 50,000 interviews and surveys with students, early career talent, and employers, enabling evidence based insight leaders can trust.
280+
Member Organizations
URC insights are informed by early career programs at scale across more than 280 organizations, providing a broad and reliable foundation for benchmarking and decision making.
4×
Return on Investment
On average, University Recruiting Council members report a four times return on their membership investment, driven by more efficient programs, better hiring decisions, and stronger business justification for early career spend.
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What is the University Recruiting Council?
Intelligence
- Peer benchmarking data
- Workforce market insights
- Candidate behavior trends
- School strategy analytics
Advisory
- Dedicated strategy guidance
- Custom research support
- Executive working sessions
- High-stakes decision support
Community
- 280+ recruiting leaders
- Curated member connections
- Annual leadership events
- Real-world strategy sharing
DECISION INTELLIGENCE
Member-Directed, Market-Defining Research & Insights
Our research is built around the decisions University Recruiting leaders are actively trying to make.
You get access to proprietary research and peer benchmarking across workforce planning, school strategy, candidate behavior, program ROI and more, continuously refreshed with market insight.
So you’re not relying on legacy practices or assumptions. You’re making decisions based on what’s actually happening across your peers and the talent market.
Employer Hiring Benchmarks
School Selection Strategy
Compliance-Enablement Tool Legal Tracker
AI Fluency & Candidate Assessment
Intern Headcount Planning
Tech Talent Recruiting Strategies
Compensation & Offer Strategy
Winning Gen Z Talent
Recruiting Timelines & Renege Rates
Drivers of Internship Success
Briefs, Guides, Studies
Candidate Surveys
Competitor Data Points
Extension of Your Team
Your Strategic Advisory Partner
A Strategy Lead Who Helps You Turn Market Intelligence Into Talent Decisions
Your dedicated Strategy Lead becomes a thinking partner for your most pressing early-career priorities — helping you interpret data, benchmark against peers, pressure-test strategy, and build confidence with internal stakeholders. Whether you are redesigning school strategy, defending early-career investment, navigating AI’s impact on entry-level talent, or building the business case for change, your Strategy Lead helps translate research into action.
They answer your questions like:
“What should our early career hiring targets look like over the next 1–3 years?”
“How does our program compare to peers—and where are we over- or under-investing?”
“How should we adjust our school strategy as application volume rises but quality gets harder to assess?”
“What data can help us defend early-career investment to business leaders?”
“How are peer organizations responding to AI’s impact on entry-level hiring?”
“What should our UR team structure look like as we expand globally?”
12
Strategy Calls
Monthly working sessions with your dedicated Strategy Lead to align research to your top priorities.
2
High Impact Sessions
Custom workshops or trainings that bring Veris insight directly to your team or stakeholders.
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Unlimited Inquiries
Fast answers to your pressing questions: backed by candidate research, peer practices, and market data.
“Veris has truly been an extension of our team and has helped us move forward with confidence.”
– Current University Recruiting Council Member
Harnessing the Collective Intelligence
A Community Built for the Decisions UR Leaders Can’t Make Alone
The University Recruiting Council connects you with leaders navigating the same pressures — from AI and application volume to school strategy, stakeholder influence, and team design. Through curated peer introductions, executive forums, and our Annual Members Meeting, you get direct access to how other teams are solving the problems on your roadmap.
Curated Peer Connections
Get connected with UR leaders facing similar challenges, so you can compare approaches, pressure-test ideas, and learn what is working inside other organizations. These are not generic networking introductions — they are targeted conversations built around your priorities, industry, team model, or strategic question.
Dedicated Executive Forums
Join quarterly, leader-level roundtables designed around shared industry and functional priorities. Forums create space for transparent discussion, live benchmarking, and practical exchange on the issues shaping early-career recruiting.
Annual Members Meeting
Our flagship in-person gathering brings heads of university recruiting together for research presentations, strategy roundtables, peer discussion, and relationship-building. It is designed to help leaders step out of day-to-day execution and compare priorities with the broader URC community.
Join University Recruiting Council
Get a clearer view of how your program compares, where to focus, and what to do next—grounded in proprietary research and peer insight.
The University Recruiting Council is a membership built for Heads of Early Career who need more than benchmarks. Submit your application to be considered and we’ll be in touch.
Avoid costly missteps, and solve problems you cannot solve alone.
Get sharp, credible answers when high-stakes questions hit.
Develop deep, ongoing relationships with your peers who operate under the same constraints, scrutiny, and stakes.
Learn from peers who are actively building and scaling new approaches.
“The data Veris provides has been instrumental in helping our executives understand the value of investing in Early Career talent.”
– Current University Recruiting Council member