There Is Life After College: What Parents and Students Should Know About Navigating School to Prepare for the Jobs of Tomorrow
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (501 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B012ODBR7A |
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| Number of Pages | : | 225 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Reid Mccormick said there is life outside of college. “Our twentieth-century education system is woefully out of sync with this twenty-first century economy that demands highly knowledgeable and flexible workers.” This quote from the introduction of Life After College perfectly sums up the entire book. To simplify this quote, education is woefully out of sync.When I graduated college Myspace was the reigning champion in social media. Facebook, at the time, was a hobby or diversion for a few college students. Today, Myspace is a memory and Facebook dominates not just social media but our entire onl. "A very helpful overview of higher education" according to Spencer. College is one of the biggest lifetime expenses and longest commitments of dedicated time many people ever make. The cost of college continues to rise and news outlets regularly report the high rates of underemployment and unemployment among recent college graduates. As a result, some families question whether a college education offers sufficient return on investment. Others are plowing ahead without thought and collecting six-digit debt burdens.Jeffrey Selingo’s recent book, There is Life After College: What Parents and Students Should Know about N. Clear and thoughtful guidebook for today's daunting system of higher education BrainScope This is a practical and thorough handbook for students who are applying to college--or already in college, though it offer its greatest benefits to those who are still in the dizzying, fearful stages of figuring out where they want to apply. Selingo is smart, informed, and measured, avoiding alarmist warnings and unfeasible prescriptions in favor of lucid facts and thoughtful reasoning. If you are a parent who wants a state-of-the-art assessment of the best strategies for how to approach college that takes into account the importance of cultivating your ch
From the bestselling author of College Unbound comes a hopeful, inspiring blueprint to help alleviate parents’ anxiety and prepare their college-educated child to successfully land a good job after graduation.Saddled with thousands of dollars of debt, today’s college students are graduating into an uncertain job market that is leaving them financially dependent on their parents for years to come—a reality that has left moms and dads wondering: What did I pay all that money for?There Is Life After College offers students, parents, and even recent graduates the practical advice and insight they need to jumpstart their careers. Education expert Jeffrey Selingo answers key questions—Why is the transition to post-college life so difficult for many recent graduates? How can graduates market themselves to employers that are reluctant to provide on-the-job training? What can institutions and individuals do to end the current educational and economic stalemate?—and offers a practical step-by-step plan every young professional can follow. From the end of high school through college graduation, he lays out exactly what students need to do to acquire the skills companies want.Full of tips, advice, and insight, this wise, practical guide will help every student, no
Jeffrey J. He is a special adviser and professor of practice at Arizona State University and a visiting scholar at the Center for 21st Century Universities at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is the former editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education. He is a regular contributor to the Washington Post and is the aut
Students looking for a roadmap to the future should get this book and heed its advice.” (Patricia Rose, Director of Career Services, University of Pennsylvania)“In an age when jobs and career paths are likely to shift -- and even evaporate entirely -- at an unprecedented pace, Jeffrey Selingo’s There Is Life After College offers a practical road map for graduates faced with navigating a challenging and unpredictable terrain.” (Martin Ford, author of Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future)“Bursting with fresh ideas and vivid examples. That the book is written in clear, understandable language only adds to its value.” (Janet Napolitano, president of the Unive