The social contract with your workforce has changed.
It all boils down to three things: purpose, pay, and pathways.
What employees want is simple
Employees want more than a job — they want a career.
As the world changes, employees have found new perspectives on life and work — and with them, new priorities and expectations.
Work with purpose
of employees say they define their purpose through work
Combine education, skills, and career mobility to enable pathways to opportunity.
Meet new expectations by creating opportunity
Succeeding in today’s labor market requires an investment in education and skilling. Aligning education and skills to pathways enables a culture of opportunity by setting employees up for purposeful careers — while also building talent pipelines within your organization.
New skills lead to new careers — and better futures.
Opportunity in action
Modernize your talent strategy and communicate a distinct employee value proposition to the market.
How Guild makes it possible
Guild offers learners the opportunity to pursue the education and skills needed for their desired career pathway — with dedicated support along the way.
Guild partners with employers to create a culture of opportunity, building future-proof talent pipelines and giving workers a reason to join and stay.
FOR EMPLOYERS
FOR LEARNERS
Curated Learning Partners
Vetted education partners with proven success rates and deep tuition discounts
Opportunity
pathways
Analysis of skills gaps/ business strategies to build career pathways
administrative services
Full-suite account management so you can spend your time on strategy, not admin
simplified payment platform
Scalable technology streamlines tuition payments, making it easy for all parties
discovery portal and tools
We offer assessments and support to help guide learners towards the best program fit
Program Selection
Vetted education partners with offerings from high-school completion to master’s programs
user-friendly platform
Easy-to-navigate technology that improves engagement
dedicated coaching
Ongoing guidance from our coaches to help employees select and persist through programs
FOR LEARNERS
FOR EMPLOYERS
We’re proud to partner with innovative employers nationwide to create opportunity.
“As far as education goes, that was the turning key for me... I stand as a testimony to it. It is possible.”
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A talent strategy focused on opportunity helps employers attract, retain, and develop workers.
Opportunity unlocks outcomes
When you transform your education and skills program into a catalyst for career mobility, you elevate your employer value proposition – and see clear and measurable ROI.
Talent Attraction
46%
increase in job applicants when promoting the Guild benefit
Employee Retention
34%
higher one-year retention rate for participants
Career Mobility
2x
higher likelihood of a role change for participants
"This partnership with Guild … is yet another way we will be able to better meet our Team Members where they are right now on their educational journeys and help them achieve their career aspirations."
Laura Fuentes, Executive Vice President
and Chief Human Resources Officer,
COURTNEY STINGLEY,
Logistics Load Manager
Roshan's career journey at Walmart
VIDEO
Employees are looking for 3 simple things: Purpose, pay, and pathways.
As the world changes, employees have found new perspectives on life and work — and with them, new priorities and expectations.
Work with purpose
70%
10%
63%
Pay for today
Pathways for tomorrow
of employees say they define their purpose through work
wage growth since 2020, the highest annual growth in 40 years
of employees cited no opportunity for advancement as a reason for quitting
A talent strategy focused on opportunity helps employers attract, retain, and develop workers.
Opportunity unlocks outcomes
When you transform your education and skills program into a catalyst for career mobility, you elevate your employer value proposition – and see clear and measurable ROI.
Talent Attraction
46%
increase in job applicants when promoting the Guild benefit
Employee Retention
39%
higher annual retention rate for participants
Career Mobility
79%
higher likelihood of promotion
DHANESH P.
Guild Student
Walmart
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Chipotle
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Hover over each role to learn more about some of the possible opportunities for growth and reskilling.
At Chipotle, participants in debt-free education are 7.5x more likely to move into management.
CASHIER
TEAM LEAD
MANAGER
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SKILLS & TRAINING:
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES:
Frontline Manager Leadership Program
Customer service, inventory, time management, basic math
SKILLS & TRAINING:
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES:
B.A. or B.S. in Business Management
Profit/budget, leadership, scheduling, customer service
SKILLS & Training:
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES:
Certificate in Conflict Resolution
Supply, store operations, action management, sales performance
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It all boils down to three things: purpose, pay, and pathways.
What employees want is simple
As the world changes, employees have found new perspectives on life and work — and with them, new priorities and expectations.
Work with purpose
of employees say they define their purpose through work
10%
Pay for today
Wage growth since 2020, the highest in 40 years
Work with purpose
70%
of employees say they define their purpose through work
10%
Pay for today
Wage growth since 2020, the highest in 40 years
Work with purpose
70%
of employees say they define their purpose through work
48%
Pathways for tomorrow
of employees would switch to a new job if it offered skills/training opportunities
Watch a short film to see how Iris, Robert, and Courtney achieved their career goals.
When you transform your education and skills program into a catalyst for career mobility, you elevate your employer value proposition – and see clear and measurable ROI.
“As far as education goes, that was the turning key for me... I stand as a testimony to it. It is possible.”
Combine education, skills, and career mobility to enable pathways to opportunity.
Meet new expectations by creating opportunity
Succeeding in today’s labor market requires an investment in education and skilling. Aligning education and skills to pathways enables a culture of opportunity by setting employees up for purposeful careers — while also building talent pipelines within your organization.
CASHIER
TEAM LEAD
MANAGER
1
2
3
SKILLS & TRAINING:
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES:
Frontline Manager Leadership Program
Customer service, inventory, time management, basic math
SKILLS & TRAINING:
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES:
B.A. or B.S. in Business Management
Profit/budget, leadership, scheduling, customer service
SKILLS & Training:
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES:
Certificate in Conflict Resolution
Supply, store operations, action management, sales performance
Hover over each role to learn more about some of the possible opportunities for growth and reskilling.
New skills lead to new careers — and better futures.
10%
Pay for today
Wage growth since 2020, the highest in 40 years
Work with purpose
70%
of employees say they define their purpose through work
10%
Pay for today
Work with purpose
70%
of employees say they define their purpose through work
48%
Pathways for tomorrow
of employees would switch to a new job if it offered skills/training opportunities
39%
Employee Retention
higher annual retention rate for participants
Talent Attraction
46%
increase in job applicants when promoting the Guild benefit
79%
Career Mobility
higher likelihood of promotion
Wage growth since 2020, the highest in 40 years
The New Social Contract With Your Workforce
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This partnership with Guild … is yet another way we will be able to better meet our Team Members where they are right now on their educational journeys and help them achieve their career aspirations."
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Differentiate your employer brand from the competition.
Iris went from crew to corporate thanks to Chipotle's career mobility program.
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Harvard Business Review, "9 Out of 10 People Are Willing to Earn Less Money to Do More-Meaningful Work"
Boston Consulting Group, "Perspective on Current US Hourly Labor Shortage"
Pew Research Center, "Majority of workers who quit a job in 2021 cite low pay, no opportunities for advancement, feeling disrespected"
Average of select Guild partners across a 12-month period using data from the entire employee population, based on 2021 data.
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