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Title: Student Experiences with Individualized Career Services: Early Findings from the Evaluation of Management Leadership for Tomorrow's Turn Pro Program
Language: English
Authors: Keith Olejniczak, Francesca Ciaramella, Erick Alonzo, MDRC
Source: MDRC. 2025.
Availability: MDRC. 16 East 34th Street 19th Floor, New York, NY 10016-4326. Tel: 212-532-3200; Fax: 212-684-0832; e-mail: publications@mdrc.org; Web site: http://www.mdrc.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 33
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Career Readiness, Nonprofit Organizations, College Students, Minority Group Students, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Student Attitudes, Education Work Relationship, Outcomes of Education, Program Evaluation, Partnerships in Education, Student Experience, Student Recruitment, Enrollment, Coaching (Performance), Networks, Internship Programs
Abstract: A college education can be a critical step toward achieving economic mobility, but there are differences in the benefits that accrue to Black, Hispanic, and White college graduates. At every level of educational attainment, including bachelor's degrees, White workers are more likely than Black or Hispanic workers with the same qualifications to have better-quality jobs and higher median wages. Although many of the causes of racial wage and income gaps are large, structural issues, connecting workers to jobs with wages that match their skills and experiences may help start to close those gaps. Career preparation programs, particularly those that combine work experience, professional coaching, and social-capital-development efforts (including help building career networks), can help college students to secure good jobs that match their salary expectations and fully compensate them for their skills and experiences. Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to provide career services and access to networks that traditionally have been unavailable to Black students and Hispanic students. In 2022, MLT launched the Turn Pro program to expand the organization's offerings and reach more students. Turn Pro partners with three colleges to help recruit juniors and seniors in college. MDRC is conducting a study of the Turn Pro program to evaluate its effects on students' outcomes over time. This report focuses on implementation findings based on an initial round of interviews with students and staff members, observations of the program, program participation data, and student surveys. [Funding for this report was provided by Management Leadership for Tomorrow.]
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