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Two-thirds of underemployed college graduates will remain underemployed throughout their careers, according to The Permanent Detour: Underemployment’s Long-term Effects on the Careers of College Graduates, a new report from Strada Institute for the Future of Work and Burning Glass Technologies. While scary, the illumination of this risk shows that underemployment can be preventable.

Last week I attended the 2018 NACE Conference and was inspired by all of the conversations around improving career success for college students and recent grads. However, even with all of the innovation and desire to improve college-to-career outcomes, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 55.3% of recent college graduates will leave their first job within the first year.

Parker Dewey is honored to partner with the United Negro College Fund to support its Career Pathways Initiative. Through this effort, diverse college students have more opportunities to execute short-term, paid, professional assignments to help them launch their careers. In addition, these Micro-Internships allow companies to build relationships with highly motivated Career Launchers and see firsthand the benefits of hiring students from HBCUs.

The new report from Strada Institute for the Future of Work and Burning Glass Technologies, The Permanent Detour: Underemployment’s Long-term Effects on the Careers of College Graduates, is a must-read for anyone interested in college-to-career transitions.

Tech-savvy by default, college graduates gearing up to launch their careers across majors and disciplines are attracted to companies that offer clear ways to continue their learning and help them successfully transition from college to career. Is your company ready to support new talent?

This post originally appears on Fast Company and was re-posted with permission from author Art Markman.
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If you have not yet seen the Gallup / Strada report released earlier this week we would strongly recommend reading it.  The TL; DR is that college students and grads judge the quality of their school based upon the relevance to their work and daily lives. While true (one cannot argue facts), we should all be concerned that many will read the headline and jump to conclusions about post-secondary education.

Hear from Parker Dewey founder Jeffrey Moss on how we help college to career transitions through Micro-Internships.

This post originally appeared on LinkedIn Pulse and was re-posted with permission from author Kate Szumanski.