2026 Employer Summit

What does “career-ready” actually mean in today’s early-career talent market? And how can employers more clearly identify, assess, and develop the skills that matter most?

Building Talent Together: Solutions for Skills Shortages is a highly interactive, employer-driven workshop designed to bring clarity to early-career competency expectations while strengthening your ability to attract and grow high-performing talent.

Through live polling, student insight, and peer collaboration, employers will leave with practical tools to better evaluate skills, communicate expectations, and partner more effectively in early-career development.

Clearer benchmarks for key skills Develop a shared understanding of what proficiency actually looks like at the early-career level for today’s most in-demand competencies.

Stronger talent attraction and retention Learn how clearly articulated development pathways help attract motivated, high-potential students who are eager to grow with your organization.

Actionable competency frameworks Co-create a practical, four-level competency scoring model you can immediately apply to recruiting, onboarding, and early-career development.

Direct student insight Hear firsthand how students interpret employer expectations, how they are building skills now, and what support they are seeking from employers.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher Poole College of Management Career Center