National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
Overview
The
National Association of Colleges and Employers
connects campus recruiting and career services
professionals, and provides best practices,
trends, research, professional development, and
conferences.
Established in 1956, the National Association
of Colleges and Employers (NACE) is the leading
source of information on the employment of the
college educated. The professional association
connects more than 5,200 college career services
professionals at nearly 2,000 colleges and
universities nationwide, and more than 3,000
HR/staffing professionals focused on college
relations and recruiting. NACE forecasts trends
in the job market; tracks legal issues in
employment, the job search, and hiring
practices; and provides college and employer
professionals with benchmarks for their work.
Principles for Professional Practice
NACE developed and adopted the Principles for
Professional Practice. The principles presented
here are designed to provide practitioners with
three basic precepts for career planning and
recruitment:
- Maintain an open and free selection of
employment and experiential learning
opportunities in an atmosphere conducive to
objective thought, where job candidates can
choose to optimize their talents and meet
their personal objectives;
- Maintain a recruitment process that is
fair and equitable;
- Support informed and responsible
decision making by candidates.
Adherence to the
professional standard set forth by
NACE are expected of all employers recruiting at
Salisbury University.
NACE Salary Information
NACE provides research and information to its
professional members through NACEWeb, quarterly
surveys of starting salary offers to new college
graduates, a quarterly journal, a biweekly
newsletter, and surveys of employer and college
members. Below are links that provide a
wealth of information concerning NACE and salary
data.

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