by Amanda Peterson | May 8, 2026 | Blog, Spotlight Stories
What started as a way to highlight careers at the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) has evolved into a powerful tool for recruitment, career exploration, and employee development – reaching everyone from middle school students to seasoned...
by Amanda Peterson | Apr 27, 2026 | Blog, For Employers
Students are proactively matched with your Career Profiles in Compass, making it easy for them to learn more about your company, work culture, career paths, and more. But you can leverage your profiles for even more connections! Career Profiles are one of your...
by Amanda Peterson | Apr 10, 2026 | Blog, News
Work-based learning (WBL) is just one type of student-employer connection we support through Compass, but it certainly is a meaningful one. These hands-on opportunities allow students to more deeply understand a career, get to know an employer, build skills, and plan...
by Amanda Peterson | Mar 20, 2026 | Blog, For Employers
Job shadows are a simple, low-commitment way to introduce your company and careers to students. Typically a two- to four-hour experience on site, it’s an opportunity to highlight your workplace, showcase a career or two, introduce the student to a few employees, and...
by Amanda Peterson | Mar 11, 2026 | Blog, Spotlight Stories
Aidan Pelton of Watford City, ND, has two high school work experiences to thank for helping him fine-tune his career interests to tax accounting and choose a North Dakota university. “I originally wanted to go out of state for school and work,” says the 2025 Watford...
