
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR SERIES
Students vs. Recruiters: Campus Recruiting in 2025
Hear from CodePath students and university recruiting leaders as they unpack real-world challenges in early career hiring—reneges, return offers, and post-offer engagement.
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About the Sessions

Is AI the New Boogeyman in Hiring?
AI is transforming early-career hiring—but are recruiters keeping up?
Students are leveraging AI for resumes, applications, and even interviews, making it harder than ever to assess real skills.
We'll explore:
✅ How students are actually using AI—and how widespread it is
✅ Where AI helps, where it hinders, and what’s misunderstood
✅ How recruiters can balance AI efficiency with fair assessments
Panelists:
Adiah Amadou (University of Maryland, College Park)
Jasmine Chen (Referred.fyi)
Jesse Awuah (MasterCard)
Nicolas Sablan (Citi)

To Travel or Not To Travel?
Do campus recruiting events still work in 2025?
Only 13% of surveyed CodePath students say career fairs and info sessions are the most helpful way to find jobs. If students prefer digital channels, is campus travel still worth it?
We'll discuss:
✅ Where students actually find and evaluate job opportunities
✅ The evolving role of in-person recruiting events
✅ How to make events more engaging, inclusive, and effective
Panelists:
Anthony Carmona (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Brian De Los Santos (John Jay College - CUNY)
Jesse Cline (UKG)
Nicolette Nigos-Loredo (Datadog)

The Offer Isn’t the Finish Line
Students are reneging on offers at twice the rate of 2021. What now?
Even after accepting, many candidates keep interviewing or back out entirely. How can recruiters strengthen commitment without overwhelming candidates?
We'll unpack:
✅ Why students renege on offers—and key influencing factors
✅ How to create post-offer touchpoints that build excitement
✅ How to keep candidates engaged without being overbearing
Panelists:
Jacob Kaplan (Florida International University)
Maxim Lasitsa (The College of St. Scholastica)
Nicole Fernandez-Valle (Royal Caribbean Group)
Okechukwu Zeal Achonu (Fisk University)
Between AI-generated applications, overwhelmed recruiting teams, and rising offer reneges, early-career hiring in 2025 is more chaotic than ever. So, what’s really going on?
This Spring, we’re bringing recruiting pros and CodePath students together to figure things out:
Is AI the New Boogeyman in Hiring?
To Travel or Not To Travel?
The Offer Isn’t the Finish Line
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