Identifying the Hidden Job Market and Building Social Capital - Birth to High School by https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i Post your response to the discussion topic by clicking the plus button below. en-us 2025-07-18 01:04:13 UTC 2025-08-05 15:19:29 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads-usc1.storage.googleapis.com/3735587289/13106ab899768ac2c1d03c2d9c4078f6/An_icon_representing_orientation__matriculation__and_student_agency_at_the_University_of_Minnesota__.jpeg https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536050211 This group is critical to our institution.

]]> 2025-08-05 15:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536050211 https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536050793 Camps and Conferences will be integral. Bringing students to be on campus and engage with higher education is important.


]]> 2025-08-05 15:13:26 UTC https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536050793 https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536050999 Not real important for job market ideas.

More important for building social capital

]]> 2025-08-05 15:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536050999 https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536051258 Support them having their own businesses/side hustles that can introduce the skills and knowledge they learn in their curriculum and apply directly to their business

]]> 2025-08-05 15:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536051258 https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536051316 This group is the "future" for UMC. So, very important to prepare for, but I feel our "main" focus/effort today and always should be on our current students.

]]> 2025-08-05 15:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536051316 https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536051450 Build brand with high school students through sports teams.



]]> 2025-08-05 15:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536051450 https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536051902 Continue the applicable learning they get from internships and major research projects

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]]> 2025-08-05 15:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536051927 https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536051964 Community events like Night to Unite to bring this age group of future students on campus.

]]> 2025-08-05 15:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536051964 https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536052161 Engagement with these students of all ages will be important for future considerations. I agree with continuing to peak interest through camps, activities, events, etc.

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]]> 2025-08-05 15:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536052484 https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536052790 We have a bunch of great current offerings, but we could continue to explore those niche interests.

]]> 2025-08-05 15:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536052790 https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536052969 Continue to offer camps, activities, and events.

]]> 2025-08-05 15:16:38 UTC https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536052969 https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536053450 Check the analytics of attendance and possibly try new things.

]]> 2025-08-05 15:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536053450 https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536053451 Stop marketing to them in the same way that has been done for decades.

]]> 2025-08-05 15:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536053451 https://padlet.com/spae0012/l17fs5gbq1mg32i/wish/3536053588 Be intentional/strategic about placing UMC students throughout the community in different capacities. Example: Our students act as coaches or mentors.

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