Industry Finale Recap: Which Grads Survived RIF and Who Got the Axe?

RELATED STORIES The Industry grads’ trial run is over, and after countless hookups, drug binges and even a tragic death, their day of reckoning is finally here. While the graduates continue hustling for recommendations and massaging client relationships in preparation for RIF (reduction in force), their time to prove their worth is quickly running out. […]

Heartland Tech Weekly: In Pittsburgh, big tech continues to lure university grads to the Valley

Research universities are often pointed to as one of the most important drivers of tech activity in the Heartland. They not only provide a pipeline of talent for established tech companies, but can help facilitate the creation of startups if they give students and researchers the resources to help them start their own companies. But what […]

10 easy science questions that stumped college grads

Syda Productions / Shutterstock The National Science Foundation conducts a survey every two to three years to evaluate how good Americans are at science. The questions vary slightly from year to year, but they all have to do with basic facts in physical and biological sciences. Both the general public and people who have obtained […]

Take an exclusive tour of Oracle’s new live-in campus in Austin, where college grads live, work and party together

Business Insider/Julie Bort Oracle has opened a massive new campus in Austin, Texas, which houses about 5,000 employees, with capacity for up to 10,000. The campus includes a luxury on-site apartment building. The initiative was the brainchild of Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd as part of his Class Of program. On Thursday, Oracle officially opened its […]

2 Berkeley grads are using AI to make stock-buying decisions — and it could change investing forever

EquBot / Art Amador Equbot’s AI Powered Equity ETF uses IBM’s Watson technology to construct a stock portfolio, employing machine learning to make rational investment decisions. The original idea for the fund was synthesized in a classroom at UC-Berkeley, where founders Chida Khatua and Art Amador met during an entrepreneurship class. Khatua’s background in AI […]

How to use chatbots to engage and recruit college grads this summer

GUEST: Commencement season is in full bloom. And as graduates ramp up their job-seeking activities, employers are looking for new ways to stay relevant and attract top talent. In today’s digital landscape, it can be difficult for companies to break through the noise and capture the attention of potential candidates while standing out from the competition. […]

The 20 best places for new grads to launch their career

Doug Pensinger/Getty Images All your friends may be headed to New York, Silicon Valley, or DC after graduation. But that doesn’t mean they’re the best places to start a career. According to personal-finance site WalletHub, recent grads should consider a few other spots before they decide where to move after college. WalletHub recently analyzed and […]

A public university sends more grads to Silicon Valley’s tech giants than any Ivy League school

Keegan Houser and Facebook/UCBerkeley An elite university located on the outskirts of Silicon Valley has proven itself as a pipeline for tech talent. Silicon Valley hires more alumni from University of California, Berkeley, than any other school, according to a new analysis from online recruiting company HiringSolved. Berkeley beat out Stanford University (No. 2), Carnegie Mellon (No. 3), […]