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Skills Gap

Understanding Your Institution’s Economic Impact T...

Getting a college degree in the United States used to be the pinnacle of achievement and the key to ...

Steppingblocks Team
May 16, 2021 5:31:53 PM EDT . 12 min read

Graduate Outcomes

The 7-Step Playbook for Putting Graduate Outcomes ...

Like all industries, higher education is feeling the pressure to become data-driven — and there's a ...

Erin King
May 10, 2021 1:17:24 PM EDT . 9 min read

Career Readiness

Fast Facts: Highest Paying Skills for Recent Compu...

In a recent survey, 83 percent of employers reported having difficulty finding qualified candidates ...

Erin King
April 8, 2021 6:26:12 AM EDT . 3 min read

Career Readiness

15 Best Jobs for Introverts in 2021

Before we get to our list of the 15 best jobs for introverts, it’s essential to understand what an i...

Alexandra Carter
April 2, 2021 6:33:05 AM EDT . 4 min read

Fast Facts: 10 Most Searched Majors by College Stu...

Why do students go to college? To get a better job.

Carlo Martinez
March 29, 2021 6:13:14 AM EDT . 10 min read

What Is Student Success?

Learn how to identify and remove institutional barriers to college completion and student success th...

Alexandra Carter
February 23, 2021 6:45:00 PM EST . 23 min read

How to Engage Your Alumni Using Data & Technology ...

Alumni engagement is about connecting with your graduates in a meaningful way.

Carlo Martinez
February 22, 2021 6:54:00 PM EST . 4 min read

Steppingblocks Research Team

The COVID-19 State of Higher Education and the Imp...

It’s been eight months since COVID-19 hit higher education in the U.S. As fall semester ends, the pr...

Erin King
November 23, 2020 10:33:17 AM EST . 14 min read

College Readiness

17 Universities Producing the Most Cybersecurity T...

The number of unfilled cybersecurity jobs is expected to grow by 350 percent, from one million posit...

Erin King
October 19, 2020 1:46:22 PM EDT . 6 min read

We Asked Industry Professionals: What has Impacted...

It was not their education.

Carlo Martinez
October 7, 2020 2:23:58 PM EDT . 3 min read

College Readiness

23 Essential Apps for College Student Survival

College is hard, but there's an app for that. Actually, there are a lot of apps. Simplify your trans...

Erin King
October 1, 2020 3:51:00 PM EDT . 13 min read

Career Advice

Q&A: Teaching Future Flexibility With Georgia Stat...

The employment market is shifting, the workforce is more competitive and the value of a degree is qu...

Erin King
July 22, 2020 7:59:52 PM EDT . 14 min read

Career Advice

Quick Guide: Most In-Demand IT Skills for 2020 and...

As the information technology (IT) field continues to expand, there is a higher number of companies ...

Artur Meyster
June 12, 2020 8:33:47 AM EDT . 7 min read

College Readiness

8 Pandemic-Proof Deals: Freebies and Offers for Co...

Social distancing comes with a high price tag, and the side effects on our mental, physical and econ...

Erin King
March 20, 2020 8:31:35 PM EDT . 4 min read

Steppingblocks Research Team

The Decline of Computer Science: Two Decades of Tr...

Every day, roughly 500 million of Google's 3.5 billion searches have never been searched before. Eve...

Carlo Martinez and Erin Pearson
March 4, 2020 5:16:30 PM EST . 12 min read

Steppingblocks Research Team

How to Build Meaningful Alumni Affinity Groups

It's 2020. We expect our inboxes to be personalized at every level. Not only should the sender know ...

Erin King
January 27, 2020 4:39:19 PM EST . 5 min read

Steppingblocks Research Team

Office Envy: In-Demand Skills at Trending Employer...

85% of jobs that will exist in 2030 haven't been invented yet.

Erin King
December 11, 2019 10:43:00 AM EST . 12 min read

Steppingblocks Research Team

5 Unpopular (But Highly Relevant) Tech Skills

It's easy to stuff a resume with keywords detectable by Applicant Tracking Systems and hiring tools,...

Cat Martinez
December 11, 2019 10:40:00 AM EST . 5 min read