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Employer Quotes
The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Information Technology (IT)
They are talking about this topic: Educational Partnerships
The quotes below are about this issue:
A few employers already do or would like to work directly with colleges to place graduating students into entry level positions.
| "Employer: I'm just looking at the bigger picture for the whole advanced IT Minnesota thing. I mean, I'd like to see one big clearing house for technical candidates. So, how do I say—what we have available or what we are looking for. Question: Sort of a job board? Employer: Who the companies are and who the people are. I want to know about some of these candidates well in advance of graduation day. Question: So, you want to know who to pipeline? And who might be available for you to hire 18 months from now? Employer: Exactly. But you can't just do that, it's one-sided. You need to build an ecosystem where a company like mine is also part of that directory. That way candidates can also come look at us. Question: Do you have an expectation that an organization like [MnSCU college] will provide specific help to your company? That they should be available if you are lacking a specific—I mean, we talked about industry-wide changes, but I'm trying to think about your individual specific needs... Employer: In our case, yes." |
Metro |
| "I'd also say we don't hire full-time people, but we help place our students and we help them find jobs. I've definitely seen the demand increase versus where it was a few years ago. We work hard with our students to help them find a job." | Southwest |
| "Generally, if someone is looking to move to the Cities, they're probably going to go to school in the Cities. So, the smaller community colleges—we're trying to build relationships with those schools because we feel like if a student is going to one of those schools they're at least thinking about staying in the area." | Southwest |
| "I guess our model is a little different just because we're hiring students while they're in college." | Southwest |