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Value
- Cleaned up data, and improved coverage for all School Year / Graduation Date data. E.g. you won't see Seniors who have already graduated!
- New "Degree Type" field (instead of grouping Degrees with School Years).
- Make it easy to select a Graduating Class, instead of having to manually calculate Grad Date in your head.
- Plus, smart defaults for recommended Class of / Degree types based on your hiring needs
Functionality
Part 1: Data Enhancements
- School Year Data Cleanup: Improved School Year data - we now auto-migrate students who have already graduated to ‘alumni’ status, even if the institution doesn’t do this automatically in their sync.
- Grad Date Coverage Improvements: We now include student-added grad dates, if the institution has not imported grad date in their sync. This has greatly increased the overall coverage for Segment numbers!
Part 2: Segment UX Improvements (Degree Types, Class Of, Smart Defaults)
- Start by telling us what types of talent you’re looking for
- Once selected, we'll default to the settings that make sense for your needs
- For the first time, we show "Class Of" & "Degree Type" options, instead of just School Years
- You can still easily pick Undergrad Years - for example, choose Freshmen by selecting 'Class of 2023 + Bachelors Degree'
- But for the first time you can also make selections for additional degree types - like Masters students graduating in the Class of 2020 - without having to use our date-picker and manually calculate back grad date ranges.
- If you select a default - like "New Grad Hires" we'll have smart selections (e.g. Class of 2020, Bachelors)
- But you can always choose "Custom"
- Or adjust the filters at any time, even after selecting a default
- We rotate 'Class Of' labels once per year (on July 1st), so they will always make sense for the current School Year.
- Add a Custom Grad Date Range
- You'll notice you can still use a custom grad date range if you need to (e.g. if you need students who graduate on a very specific date)
- You can also select “Custom” if you want to start from scratch.
Migration of old Segments
- Grad Date Range: any past Segments that have a grad date range will be migrated to retain their grad date range
- Mapping School Years --> Class Of / Degree Types: all institution years will also be retained - they'll just be updated to reflect the new Class Of / Degree Types. Exact mapping below
School Year (Old Segments) |
New “Class Of” |
New “Degree Type” |
Freshmen |
2023 (includes most freshmen) |
Bachelors |
Sophomores |
2022 (includes most sophomores) |
Bachelors |
Juniors |
2021 (includes most juniors) |
Bachelors |
Seniors |
2020 (includes most seniors) |
Bachelors |
Masters |
-- |
Masters |
Doctorate |
-- |
Doctorate |
Postdoctoral Studies |
-- |
Postdoctoral Studies |
Alumni |
Class of 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 (0-5 years of experience) |
Bachelors, Masters |
Example 1 (Undergrads):
Example 2 (Masters / PhDs):
Example 3 (Alumni):