NJCU鈥檚 Career Access Partnership with CareerSpring Highlighted on NJ Spotlight News

June 8, 2022
2022.06-04 NJCU on NJ Business Beat

JERSEY CITY, N.J. | In March 2022, (NJCU) announced a partnership with 鈥 a national online job placement and networking platform for first-generation college students 鈥 to enhance its career access support for first generation college students, which make up 54 percent of the institution鈥檚 undergraduate population.

This partnership between NJCU and CareerSpring is featured in a nearly four-minute segment on on NJ PBS Thirteen. Schaffler, the NJ Spotlight News Business Correspondent, interviewed , Career Services Director of NJCU鈥檚 School of Business, on a program entitled 鈥淚n Focus: State of the Labor Market鈥, which aired on June 4.

During the interview, Schaffler and Iannuzzi discuss why NJCU has made it a priority to help first-generation college students enter the workforce, the partnership with CareerSpring, the progress of the partnership after the first semester, 滨补苍苍耻锄锄颈鈥檚 optimism about the job market the Class of 2022 is entering, and NJCU鈥檚 success in graduating first-gen students at a rate higher than the national average.

Watch the full interview, which begins at the 17:45 mark and runs through 21:36.

To read the full announced from March 2022 about NJCU鈥檚 partnership with CareerSpring, visit:

/about/news/2022/03/njcu-strengthens-career-access-first-generation-college-students-through-partnership-careerspring 

Media seeking an NJCU faculty or staff member as a subject expert are encouraged to contact communications@NJCU.edu for assistance and guidance.

快猫破解版 NJCU:
快猫破解版 is an institution of higher learning with an audacious goal: the development of our students, our city, our communities, our state, and the world beyond. We are a game-changing force for our students and their families. Whether our students are enrolled in one of our 50 undergraduate, 30 graduate or three doctoral programs at our three locations 鈥 our main campus in Jersey City, our School of Business located in the heart of the Jersey City Financial District, or our newest location at NJCU @ Fort Monmouth which expands bachelor's and master's degree offerings along the Jersey Shore, NJCU provides an affordable, diverse environment, and an exceptionally supportive faculty鈥攁ll of which prepares them to be critical thinkers in a global landscape.

We鈥檙e also changing the game for our city, our communities, and our state. As the educational anchor institution in Jersey City, we鈥檝e established partnerships to ensure the area鈥檚 growth directly benefits our students and community members. We seek to improve the lives of everyone in the Garden State, whether creating a home for the arts, bringing educational programs to K-12 students, offering bachelor鈥檚 degrees in partnership with community colleges, or providing professional development opportunities for adults.

At NJCU, we鈥檙e not just educating minds, we鈥檙e nourishing souls and lifting communities. We鈥檙e changing the game.

鈥斺


Contact:
Ira Thor
, Senior Director of University Communications and Media Relations | ithor@njcu.edu | 201-200-3301