EAB Australia

At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,500 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across five major areas: enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data & analytics, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). We work with each partner differently, tailoring our portfolio of research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions to meet the unique needs of every leadership team, as well as the students and employees they serve.

Learn more about our mission and values EAB.com/about-us/our-mission">HERE. 

At EAB, we serve not only our members but each other—that's why we are always working to make sure our employees love their jobs and are invested in their community. See how we've been recognized recently for this dedication to our employees:
 

• Richmond-Times Dispatch, Top Workplaces in Richmond, 2023
• Top Workplaces USA, Top Workplaces, 2023
• ASU GSV Education Innovation Summit, GSV 150, 2023
• The Software Report, Power 500 Software Companies, 2023
• The Washington Post, Top Workplaces in Washington, D.C., 2022
• Richmond-Times Dispatch, Top Workplaces in Richmond, 2022
• Mental Health America, Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health, 2022
• Human Rights Campaign, Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality, 2022
• The Software Report, Top 50 SaaS CEO, 2022
• Working Mother, 100 Best Companies, 2021

We believe in the power of education to transform. We understand that the work we do directly contributes to student success at an individual level, opening doors and changing lives. Because of this simple but important truth, we are motivated by a cause larger than any one person. In order to solve educations biggest challenges, we look for exceptional colleagues who challenge us to grow and continually improve. We believe that experience and skill can be developed in motivated and smart people who believe in our mission and culture.

We recruit and cultivate thinkers, dreamers, doers, disruptors, creators, innovators, advisers, change makers, researchers, readers, writers, coders, inventors, and leaders. Check out our Careers Page.

It’s our priority that from day one team members feel part of the EAB community. Throughout your career, EAB invests in your development. Programs include:

Orientation@EAB: The goal of the Orientation@EAB experience is to ensure new team member feels welcome and part of a network from day one, that they are engaged and excited about what we do, and have the knowledge and resources, so they can hit the ground running.

QUEST: We hire and support a large number of early professionals. QUEST is a career exploration program for team members early in their professional career designed to create connections, introduce career planning tools, and develop skills.

Career Development Cohorts: We believe in developing our team members into tomorrow’s leaders, so we have a number of programs designed to build better careers through skill development and networking. These programs support leaders from the Senior Manager level and above.

EAB U: Our continuing education platform is open to anyone at the company where we host in-person and online trainings focused on soft-skills, technical skills, and industry and business education.

Manage@EAB: To equip our managers with the tools they need to be successful, we believe in intentional, immersive, and robust skill building at every level of management. We ask our managers to complete 16 hours of essential manager training in a cohort-based program designed to provide foundational skills and strategies to elevate manager effectiveness.

Employee Mentoring Partnership: EAB believes no matter where you are in your career a mentor or mentee relationship can be an asset to your personal development. We provide an accessible, structured mentoring platform that encourages the sharing of knowledge and skills to support career growth and development, foster a spirit of innovation, and promote open communication within the company.

EAB’s mission to make education smarter and our communities stronger infuses everything we do. It’s by design that our work with our members and our communities intertwine: it allows us to have an outsized, positive impact. This service orientation strengthens our own organization, too— by creating skill-development opportunities beyond our office walls, and by giving employees the fulfillment of serving communities where they live and work.

See the impact of Living Our Mission:

Making Education Smarter
We take a three-pronged approach to improving educational outcomes.First, we provide area schools with hands-on support, such as tutoring, and offer pro bono support in operational effectiveness.Second, we drive community-wide impact by providing support to nonprofits or school systems delivering quantifiable results.Finally, we develop national partnerships with organizations that have large data sets and are focused on enabling low-income students to achieve higher education success, then use our predictive analytics and proven intervention strategies to partner with these groups in improving access to and success in higher education. Impact at a glance*

13,300 children directly supported
- Over 40% of our employees volunteered directly with young people across 2014 and 2015. They also engaged in 80+ pro bono projects supporting youth-serving nonprofits, touching thousands more lives

8,000 community college students served
- With the launch of Navigate, our first program focused exclusively on community colleges, we’re helping students successfully overcome their most challenging roadblocks to graduation.

100% of D.C. public school students empowered
- With the creation of My College Fact Finder, every student in District of Columbia Public Schools can now access information to choose a college where they have the best chance of thriving.

Making Our Communities Stronger
The path to smarter education begins with strong communities—that's why we are privileged to have deep relationships with high-impact nonprofits around the globe. Whether it’s mentoring children or helping high school students secure financial aid for college, EAB employees are dedicated to improving the communities where we live and work. Impact at a glance*

$630,025 raised
- Our colleagues walked, ran, swam, biked, donated, cold-called, and pounded the pavement to raise money for causes close to their hearts.

332,000 lives touched
- This number grows by the minute, and we couldn’t be more proud of the countless ways our employees touch and improve the lives of those around them. Our people are change-makers who use their heads and their hearts to make a difference, starting at the ground level with our service-driven culture.

12,920 meals provided
- By packing snack bags, hosting food drives, delivering meals, and preparing hot dinners for families in need, our colleagues provided nutritious food where needed.

*Impact statistics are as of 2016 and were measured in concert with then-colleagues of The Advisory Board Company

In order align with our mission to make education smarter and our communities stronger, we strive for a workplace that allows employees to bring their full selves to work. We are the sum of our collective experiences, characteristics, and skills, and we value unique perspectives and differences in opinion. We acknowledge biases as part of the human experience and guard against them negatively impacting our innovation and culture. Learn more about our vision for Diversity and Inclusion here.

Some of our efforts include:

Employee Resource Groups: EAB invests in groups within our organization to support team members and empower them to actively create and inclusive workplace. They are meant to serve as a place of community, connection and support for team members who identity with particular demographics. Examples include:

Women@EAB: Women@EAB promotes gender equity and helps increase women’s advancement and engagement through a multitude of pathways.

OUT@EAB: The mission is to drive positive impact for LGBTQ individuals at the firm and within our broader communities.

Mosaic: The goal of Mosaic is to cultivate, engage, promote and retain the next generation of highly engaged leaders of color at the forefront of higher education.

Healthy Minds: HealthyMinds@EAB promotes mental health as one of the many data points that creates our diversity and as a critical part of overall wellness, so that we may all bring our full selves to work

Popcorn and Culture: Employees from different areas of the firm gather to over a shared snack to discuss topics of interest and expand their community and build a sense of connectedness.