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Game-changing technology reveals student job prospects


Everything can be quantified, measured, and analyzed, and a college student’s job prospects are no different.

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Around 8.5 percent of recent college graduates are unemployed. Perhaps more troubling, 16.8 percent of new graduates are considered “underemployed” by the Economic Policy Institute, which tracks unemployment figures among various demographics. That underemployment percentage has almost doubled since 2005.

There were startling reports in early 2012 that more than half of recent graduates were either unemployed or underemployed.

With such an uncertain economic climate awaiting college students after they leave the comfortable confines of campus, many schools have turned to a software solution powered by an advanced algorithm that helps students prepare for the workforce and secure a job as they near the end of their college career.

JobDash, a software designed to track a student’s path to that first job out of school, could be a critically important tool for campus career service professionals hoping to help students navigate the process.

Such a technology is more timely now than ever before.

“The key, really, is spotting problems well ahead of time,” said JobDash CEO Dan Caffee. “A lot of students don’t know how to go about this process. Career services departments can use our software and see among the student body where they are and how likely they are to meet their goals.”

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While JobDash’s algorithm can show whether a student is on the right track to full employment after graduation, Caffee and Joel Cannon – the Utah-based company’s CPO — said JobDash also helps improve job seekers’ “soft skills” such as when and how to follow up after a job interview, or writing a resume.

JobDash can also segment the data by degree and job market location, since some parts of the country have higher unemployment than others. It’s an important function, Cannon said, as the JobDash software gets more accurate with more information.

“It’s a predictive model that we offer,” he said, “and when used properly, it can be a huge advantage for students who might otherwise still be looking for a job once they’ve graduated from school.”

JobDash’s technology keeps job seekers organized and on track to meet their goals, and allows schools’ career services teams to track, report, prioritize and predict employment outcomes based on personalized data and goals.

“Parents and students are demanding a return on investment once the student has graduated with his or her degree,” Cannon said. “Colleges should have the tools to give their students the best chance to land a good job. That’s where we stand.”

 

 

 

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