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Data shows many employers are still interested in hiring Ohio State students. A review of job posting information in the university’s career management system, Handshake, illustrates that within the last 30 days 2,488 new jobs have been posted by 984 employers who are still actively hiring. Of these new postings, nearly 85% are for organizations within Ohio and a total of 830 postings are listed as remote positions at companies such as Tesla, NPR/WCBE 90.5 FM, and Equitas Health, which can be sourced in Handshake by searching for “virtual” or “remote” positions under the jobs tab. Additionally, despite general concerns relative to pre-pandemic job offers, recent quick poll data from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) found that only 4.4% of employers reported revoking their offers to new college graduates that had been recruited for full-time positions that were to start following their graduation. When it comes to internships, NACE quick poll data also reveals that the more common responses employers are taking to the pandemic include moving internship programs to a fully virtual space over the summer or reducing the length of internships by delaying start dates slightly. In light of this information, Handshake data shows over 650 internships have been posted within the last 60 days and slightly over 52% of these internship opportunities were added within the last 30 days at employers such as Amazon, GE, and the City of Columbus.