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Hire U is all about creating career-ready students and graduates here at the Universities at Shady Grove. It’s a career-readiness initiative that puts Montgomery County students on the right path by preparing them for real-world opportunities. Hire U leverages strengths and improves skill sets by highlighting 9 key career competencies. They’re all tools to help build the best graduates. And the best graduate—is the one you’ll hire.
The Hire U initiative is a value add for students coming to the Universities at Shady Grove that will give them the skills to be career-ready upon graduation and distinguishes our graduates from other regional institutions of higher learning.
The Hire U Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Program consists of the following three steps:
What are the benefits to EMPLOYERS?
Students Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ graduate career-ready
Hire U makes the connection between competency development and career readiness clear to students - it provides the why - so our students are more liklely than those from other institutions to attend competency building activities and graduate career-ready.
Demystifies competency development
Hire U educates students on critical aspects of career readiness by organizing these key experiences around a framework that is easy to understand and articulate. So students learn how to develop into a competent professional regardless of starting point or social capital. And Hire U goes one step further, in helping students clearly articulate their competency development to employers.
Graduates of programs Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ are unique
Our Montgomery County educational pathway shared competency initiative is unique to the nation and a value-add for regional employers and our graduates.
How can you contribute?
Engage in competency development activities on campus
Employer engagement with on-campus activites through Hire U is welcome! It benefits students and introduces them to your business.
Host an event
Students can tour your local facility, learn more about the professionals working there, and get Hire U points for attending the event. Simply email USG-HireU@umd.edu for more details to create an event customized to your business.