AfterCollege Makes it Easier for Millennials and Gen-Xers To Find Jobs in Tough Economy

February 05, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – February 5, 2009 – AfterCollege, the nation’s largest career-related network for college students and alumni, has launched a new online platform that allows students, faculty, alumni and employers to connect through custom career networks at colleges across the country. Unlike traditional job boards, AfterCollege’s new platform allows job seekers to funnel themselves into over 5,000 niche career networks that contain customized career content, employer information and exclusive job opportunities – helping them find the most relevant jobs.

In this tough economy, college students and recent graduates need all the resources they can get in order to secure a good job. AfterCollege’s new platform provides its job seekers with the flexibility to search through hundreds of thousands of opportunities from its homepage, or to join career networks at their schools or professional organizations in order to access custom email updates and exclusive job content. “AfterCollege provides our students with access to information and opportunities they can’t get anywhere else,” commented Ileen Erickson, MBA Career Services Director at Mills College. “The service has been extremely beneficial for our students and has given the companies we work with a streamlined and easy way for them to post internships and entry level opportunities specifically for our program.” Once on their career network, job seekers can easily refine their job searches by criteria such as job role, location and experience level. This exposes job seekers to relevant opportunities that they could not find on other job boards and may not have previously considered.

Supporting the launch of AfterCollege’s career network platform are multiple studies concerning the most current trends in student job-seeking and college recruiting behaviors. According to a December 2008 survey by Bernard Hodes Group, people within the ages of 16 to 24 consider their professors and instructors, after their parents and spouses, the main influencers in their career decisions. Likewise, 43% of employers expressed interest in working directly with faculty and advisors in their quest for talent, according to a survey by the Collegiate Employment Research Institute at Michigan State University. AfterCollege has spent the past nine years developing its nationwide network of faculty contacts, helping connect their students and alumni with the nation’s top employers.

“Given the current economic climate, we’re listening intently to our job-seekers and working hard to provide them with access to every relevant opportunity,” said Brian Heifferon, Co-Founder and VP of Products at AfterCollege. “We’re excited about this initial phase of our redesign, and as we introduce additional functionality in the coming months, we believe that AfterCollege will become an even more valuable resource for our job-seeking college students and alumni.”

About AfterCollege
Founded in 1999, AfterCollege, Inc. (http://www.aftercollege.com) is an online professional platform that connects students, faculty, alumni and employers through customized career networks at colleges and professional organizations across the country. AfterCollege powers the largest number of career networks on the internet, using its patented process to deliver thousands of exclusive opportunities to students and alumni each day. Its proprietary platform and job distribution technology translate into substantive job content for job seekers and into more qualified applicants for employers. AfterCollege’s unique approach is patented under U.S. Patent Number 7,213,019. AfterCollege is certified by the National Minority Supplier Development Council.

Media Contact:
Brian Heifferon
Co-Founder, Vice President of Products
AfterCollege, Inc.
415-263-1300 x 111

Employer Inquiries:
Michael Dawes
Vice President of Sales and Business Development
AfterCollege, Inc.
713-304-7505

Universities and Professional Association Inquiries:
Mike Fernald
Director of University Relations
AfterCollege, Inc.
415-263-1300 x 124