--- title: The Early Career Recruitment Index description: We analyzed the actions of thousands of recruiters and millions of Gen Z candidates on our platform to help you better understand the current state of early career recruitment. image: https://resources.ripplematch.com/hubfs/RippleMatch%20Report%20and%20Guide%20-%20LinkedIn%20Thumbnail-4.png --- ![Book Background](https://resources.ripplematch.com/hubfs/Theme%20Images/Magazine_BG.svg) ![EarlyCareerRecruitmentIndex-benchmarking-v3](https://resources.ripplematch.com/hubfs/EarlyCareerRecruitmentIndex-benchmarking-v3.jpg) ![Book Glaze](https://resources.ripplematch.com/hubfs/Theme%20Images/Magazine_LGT.svg) ![Preview](https://resources.ripplematch.com/hubfs/Theme%20Images/Group%203.svg) 2023 Benchmarking Report # The Early Career Recruitment Index # The Early Career Recruitment Index ![The Recession Roadmap inside page](https://resources.ripplematch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Recession%20Roadmap%20inside%20page.png?width=1275&height=1650&name=The%20Recession%20Roadmap%20inside%20page.png)   **What do the actions of thousands of recruiters and millions of Gen Z candidates reveal about the 2022-2023 recruitment season?** To shed light on the current state of early career recruitment and align the values of employers and candidates, we have meticulously analyzed a year’s worth of data from our platform, complemented by insights from a comprehensive survey of over 3,000 internship and job seekers. This report is intended to serve as a benchmarking tool for your team, enabling you to gain a comprehensive understanding of how employers are strategically approaching Gen Z hiring and efficiently allocating their time and resources to prioritize what matters most, particularly in times of economic uncertainty where they are being asked to do more with fewer resources. **Read our report to gain actionable knowledge you need to future-proof your organization and to attract, retain, and nurture ****Gen Z today.** ![guide image for landing page](https://resources.ripplematch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/guide%20image%20for%20landing%20page.png?width=1200&height=1200&name=guide%20image%20for%20landing%20page.png)   ## What you’ll learn from this guide: - **When during the year your competition is connecting with top talent** Our data shows what months of the year are busiest for employers in terms of open roles, submitted applications, and events for early career candidates. - **Where recruiters' priorities for Gen Z candidates lie today** We collected data on recruiters' response times to candidate applications, the skills they are looking for in the workforce today, the filters they are applying to their roles, and more. - **What Gen Z expects in their future employers** We dive into survey data we collected on workplace values, salary expectations, attitudes toward reneges, prefered work settings, and more. ### Top Campus Teams Are Powered by RippleMatch [![ABInBev](https://resources.ripplematch.com/hubfs/Theme%20Images/ABInbev_Logo-1.svg) ](https://ripplematch.com/company/anheuser-busch/) [![eBay](https://resources.ripplematch.com/hubfs/Theme%20Images/EBay_logo-1.svg) ](https://ripplematch.com/customer-story/how-ebay-expanded-their-early-career-recruiting-efforts-with-ripplematch/) [![EY](https://resources.ripplematch.com/hubfs/Theme%20Images/ernst-young-ey-1.svg) ](https://ripplematch.com/company/ernst-young-llp/) [![DraftKings](https://resources.ripplematch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Customer%20Logos/DraftKings%20logo.png?width=1200&height=608&name=DraftKings%20logo.png) ](https://ripplematch.com/events-management/) [![SAP](https://resources.ripplematch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Theme%20Images/SAP_logo.png?width=194&height=100&name=SAP_logo.png) ](https://ripplematch.com/company/sap/) [![general mills](https://resources.ripplematch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Theme%20Images/p1i308GMI-Name-Logo-V_FC-e1649767071854.png?width=340&height=183&name=p1i308GMI-Name-Logo-V_FC-e1649767071854.png) ](https://www.notion.so/424ee7bce94e4544837f400de9c53980) [![Estee Lauder](https://resources.ripplematch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Theme%20Images/p1i2880.jpeg?width=200&height=200&name=p1i2880.jpeg) ](https://resources.ripplematch.com/talent-leaders-talk-top-university-recruitment-strategies-for-2023) [![Palo Alto Networks](https://resources.ripplematch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Customer%20Logos/Palo%20Alto%20Networks.png?width=255&height=47&name=Palo%20Alto%20Networks.png) ](https://resources.ripplematch.com/palo-alto-networks-switches-to-ripplematch-to-scale-recruiting-programs?hsLang=en) [![MongoDB](https://resources.ripplematch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Customer%20Logos/MongoDB%20logo.png?width=1139&height=314&name=MongoDB%20logo.png) ](https://resources.ripplematch.com/maximizing-recruiting-results-mongodb?hsLang=en) [![Reddit](https://resources.ripplematch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Customer%20Logos/Reddit.png?width=3500&height=1205&name=Reddit.png) ](https://resources.ripplematch.com/navigating-early-career-hiring-in-an-economic-downturn-2023-strategies?hsLang=en) ## More from RippleMatch here: ![AdobeStock_364547512](https://resources.ripplematch.com/hubfs/AdobeStock_364547512.jpeg) Report ### Diversity in the Workplace Our data report highlights what Gen Z candidates across different genders, races & ethnicities value in their employers today. 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