​You're invited to our first open gathering!

​What are we talking about?

​A first open gathering of people committed to redesigning how careers begin—bringing together employers, educators, workforce leaders, and builders who believe early career should be human, developmental, and worthy of care.

​Who It Is For

​​You will fit right in if you are:

• ​​A student or early career professional who wants a more human and fair path into work

• ​​A builder creating early career programs, platforms, or pathways

• ​​An employer, HR, or People leader hiring early talent and struggling with signal

• ​​A career services or workforce leader navigating growing demand with limited tools

​​If you care about early career outcomes and want to learn across perspectives, this space is for you.

​​What to Expect

​​We meet generally every Third Thursday of the month. Each gathering is:

• ​​Low pressure and high trust

• ​​Grounded in real experience, not theory

• ​​Focused on what is changing now, especially as AI reshapes early work

​​Expect thoughtful conversation and time to connect with people who care deeply about this space.

​​Why We Exist

​​The world of work has changed faster than the systems meant to support early career talent.

​AI has raised the baseline of what “entry-level” work requires, while simultaneously compressing or eliminating many of the roles that once provided learning through doing. Traditional career ladders are shorter or unclear. Work-based learning and internships are harder to access. And signals like degrees, resumes, and job descriptions no longer map cleanly to how work actually happens.

​Traditional signals no longer tell the full story, and too many people are making high stakes decisions without the context or support they deserve.

​​The Early Career Collective exists to close that gap through shared responsibility, real dialogue, and action.

​Why come?

​If you’ve felt the early-career system is misaligned, but haven’t had the right space to work on it, this is that space.

​Come as you are.
Bring your questions.
Help shape what early career becomes.

​About the Early Career Collective

​The ECC is a growing movement to redesign how careers begin—bringing together those shaping early-career systems to learn, collaborate, and build what comes next.

​This gathering marks our first open invitation.

​"All the bright minds in career education, from education-to job, need to find each other."