EARLY CAREERINTELLIGENCE
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For Universities & Employers

Prepared talent is built, not hoped for.

ECI partners with universities and employers who want their early-career talent to understand the organizations they are entering — and the criteria they will be measured against.

Two Partnerships

Built for the institutions responsible for readiness.

University Program Leaders

A readiness layer alongside your curriculum: the organizational intelligence students need to convert a strong degree into a strong start. Delivered from three decades of Fortune 1000 talent leadership, in language students take seriously.

  • —Cohort sessions on the six principles
  • —Career-services and faculty briefings
  • —Preparation aligned to employer expectations

Employers

Early-career workforce development from someone who built and ran it at scale. Shorten the ramp, reduce avoidable early attrition, and give new hires a clear read on how your organization evaluates and develops people.

  • —Onboarding and early-career programming
  • —Manager guidance for early-career talent
  • —Practical translation of your evaluation criteria

Who Delivers It

Talent strategy led at the VP level across two Fortune 1000 retailers.

Ann Hammel spent 30 years in HR — including eight years as Vice President, Human Resources at Carter's Inc. and 12+ years in HR and organizational development leadership at Macy's.

Delivery

Cohort sessions, briefings, and programming

Focus

Early-career readiness and retention

Institutions

Universities and program leaders

Organizations

Employers of early-career talent

Next Step

Tell us who you’re preparing, and we’ll tell you what it takes.