Recruiting Harder Won’t Fix a Broken Pipeline
There’s a wave of approaching retirements and only a fraction of young people to replace them. Hiring ready workers off the street isn't a strategy anymore. It's a hope. Meanwhile, competitors are throwing money at the same tactics and shrinking pool you are.
The businesses winning this long-term aren't the ones outspending everyone else. They're the ones who start investing in their pipeline early by working directly with schools.
A Better Way to Develop the Talent You Need
With more than 25 years of experience, GPS Ed serves as your trusted work-based learning partner. We translate between your team and the schools you're trying to reach, while keeping your "why" central to the plan. We design a program fit to your specific business needs, then train your team to execute efficiently, at scale.
Assessment
Co-Design
Coaching
Refinement
Finding A Candidate is Only Half the Battle
Partnering with GPS Ed means spending less time fielding one-off requests from schools, and more time working on the strategies that are going to deliver an ROI for you — starting with bringing in the talent that actually stays.
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- Authentic Exposure that creates genuine interest in your industry
- Real skill-building that helps new hires contribute faster from day one
- A sense of direction that means students see a long-term path forward
- Greater purpose for existing staff looking for additional ways to grow
Proof in Practice: Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls needed a steady stream of qualified talent in HVAC and Fire Suppression. As the Market General Manager put it, "a lot of companies are looking to recruit from the same folks. Quite frankly, we wanted to get a competitive advantage." GPS Ed helped Johnson Controls build a youth talent pipeline across six California high schools that reached 418 students through career awareness programming, moved 90 into deeper exploration, and finally placed students directly into paid internships with a clear path forward.
