School & Campus Partnership Strategy

Building an early-career pipeline takes more than good intentions. It takes a clear strategy for which schools to engage, what programming actually works, and who's responsible for carrying it forward.

TDC designs the roadmap: target schools and student populations, program structure, and a rollout plan built around your talent goals. Depending on where your organization is today, that roadmap includes either a plan to work with your existing team, or — if you don't have a people function yet — the specific roles and job titles you'll need to bring this to life, whether that's an HR manager, a DEI specialist, or a recruiting lead. Either way, you walk away with a clear next step, not just a strategy that sits in a folder!

You bring the goal. We build the roadmap. Your team — or the right hire — brings it to life.

What’s Included?

 

How it works

Partnership Tiers

Tier I: Pipeline Readiness Assessment - $4,500

A focused diagnostic that assesses where your organization stands today and gives you a clear starting point for building an early-career pipeline. Perfect for companies exploring campus engagement for the first time.

What’s included:

  • Assessment of your current early-career recruiting efforts (or lack thereof)

  • Target school and student population recommendations aligned to your goals

  • Initial roadmap outline: what to build first, second, third

  • Identification of whether you need a new hire or can use existing team members — with recommended job titles if you're not there yet

  • 60-minute executive briefing with findings and next steps

  • Timeline: 3-4 weeks from kickoff to delivery

Tier II: Full Pipeline Strategy- $10,000

A complete strategic roadmap for building a sustainable, authentic early-career pipeline, school targeting, program design, and a rollout plan you can execute against.

What’s included:

  • Everything in Tier I, PLUS:

  • Full school and student population targeting strategy

  • Program design: workshop concepts, panel formats, or activation ideas tailored to your talent goals

  • Detailed rollout plan and timeline

  • Specific job titles and role recommendations if building internal capacity from scratch

  • Communication strategy for launching the partnership internally and with school partners

  • One implementation check-in post-delivery (30-60 days)

  • Timeline: 6-8 weeks from kickoff to delivery

Tier III: Ongoing Pipeline Advisory- Starting at $4,500

Continued strategic partnership for organizations building out their early-career pipeline function long-term, without hiring a full-time campus recruiting lead.

What’s included:

  • Monthly strategy session addressing current pipeline challenges

  • Ad-hoc guidance as your program evolves or scales

  • Support hiring or onboarding the internal role(s) identified in your strategy

  • Quarterly review of program effectiveness and recommended adjustments

  • Commitment: 3-month minimum

Why Partner with TDC

  • Real strategy, not guesswork: a clear, research-backed roadmap for where to focus and how to build it, instead of trial and error

  • Right-sized to where you are: whether you have an existing team or need to build one from scratch, the plan is built around your actual capacity

  • DEI built in, not bolted on: every recommendation is shaped with your specific talent goals and audience in mind

  • A plan people can actually run: you leave with something usable, not a deck that sits in a folder