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How students get work experience today
Organizations identify employer partners.
Staff broker connections to students.
Some students get opportunity.
When institutions are the only connector, access is scarce — and deeply unequal.
Students can do this themselves
They just haven't learned how
Communities are rich with small businesses and professionals
There are enough adults working in industry to give every student the mentorship and experience they need - we just don't know how to reach them
Student initiation is the only way to scale work-based learning
But most students never learn networking skills
73%
have connections who could support their careers — but don't know how to ask.*
1 in 3
have never spoken to someone in the field that interests them**
60%
are not comfortable speaking to someone they don't know on the phone**
*Social Capital Builders research **Prentix student surveys
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