EMPOWERING NEXTGEN LEADERS
EMPOWERING NEXTGEN LEADERS
By harnessing the power of work-based learning, we help American businesses tap, develop, and acquire a desired pipeline of future talent and position college students with employable skills, confidence, experiences, and networks necessary to transition from college to high-quality first jobs, which lead to meaningful careers and lives of impact. Education at Work is a mission driven nonprofit, we are the talent development solution that builds employer brands and pipelines of diverse, early-career professionals.
In other words, it is the best way to attract and hire talent.
Education at Work provides transformative career-accelerating experiences that enable students to secure high-quality job opportunities post-graduation.
By partnering with higher education institutions and Fortune 500 companies, we expand access to critical work-based learning experiences that foster the development of essential employable skills, personal growth, and professional networks. Flexible, on-campus or remote jobs help students prioritize their academic success, earn a competitive wage and money towards their college degree.
Employers report an increase in efficiency* in hiring year-over-year after working with EAW including greater diversity in the workforce.
Students report an increase in earnings of bachelor’s degree recipients who held paid internships over those who did not.
Universities boast that students who complete paid internships are more likely to recommend and support the school in the future.
* A recently released study by analyst firm Mercer pegged average U.S. annual turnover at about 20%, with about two-thirds of that voluntary. If your business is in retail, hospitality or wholesale distribution, turnover is likely to trend higher than, for example, education or finance. Mercer says the job functions with the highest annual voluntary turnover are contact center/customer service (17%), manufacturing and operations (15%), and sales (14%).
**see “Confidence” of 2021 STRADA report