For US colleges and universities

College-to-career partnerships

Your students have the potential.
Help them access the people and paths ahead.

Industry experts, strengths-first guidance and connections toward internships and first jobs, with first-generation students at the center.

Alongside your career center.
Not instead of it.

Extend the support your team already provides with access to professionals who've done the work.

THE ACCESS GAP

The gap isn't ability.
It's access.

For many first-generation students, the move from college to career comes without a professional network to draw on.

What does an internship really involve? How do you ask for a referral? How do you approach someone in an unfamiliar industry? These unwritten rules can shape who gets a first opportunity.

Your advisors understand the gap. Large caseloads leave limited time to close it one student at a time.

FROM EXPLORATION TO OPPORTUNITY

A clearer path to the first role

Choose a direction

A strengths-first process helps students narrow real options and commit to a next step.

See the work up close

Conversations with industry experts make a career tangible, beyond a course description or job title.

Build a professional network

Introductions through industry experts open pathways toward internships and first roles.

Navigate the first transition

Support when students are choosing a path, preparing for a first interview or pursuing a first role.

FOR YOUR INSTITUTION

More reach.
Your team stays in charge.

Extend your career center's capacity

More one-to-one time for students. Your advisors stay in charge; we work alongside them.

Make access less dependent on background

Give first-generation students a route to professional conversations and networks they may not have at home.

Start with your priorities

A defined cohort and goals agreed upfront, not a fixed package imposed on your institution.

A FOCUSED START

One cohort. Shared goals. A decision together.

01
Define the gap
We meet your team to understand your students, existing support and where more help is needed.
02
Start with one cohort
Choose a defined group of students and agree on the goals before getting started.
03
Review before expanding
Look at outcomes together and decide what to develop or extend.

Available today as a guided service, with real people working with your students.

LET'S TALK

Where could your students use more support?

Tell us about your college and the gap you'd like to close. We'll start there.

GradNextSteps LLC265 Franklin Street, Suite 1702Boston, MA 02110contact.us@gradnextsteps.com