Young people are more concerned about tuition fees and debt when thinking about university than they are about employment prospects, a new survey suggests.
Around 60 per cent of the 16- to 18-year-olds polled said their main worry about going into higher education was the near-trebling of the tuition fee cap to £9,000 in 2012.… Continue reading
ALMOST a century ago, the United States decided to make high school nearly universal. Around the same time, much of Europe decided that universal high school was a waste. Not everybody, European intellectuals argued, should go to high school.
It’s clear who made the right decision.… Continue reading
The “what came first, the chicken or the egg” question, for internships…
Should your college major dictate the types of internships you seek – or do your internships ultimately help you choose a major you know you’ll enjoy? Many, many students have surely had success at both approaches – but let’s consider the following:
It is believed that less than half of adults are currently working in a field related to their college major.… Continue reading
Not everyone has the time, money, or energy to spend in a four-year degree program. If that’s true for you, we’ve got good news: Earning an associate degree can get you into one of the fastest-growing careers this year and beyond.… Continue reading
It happened again. Despite my best efforts at prevention, stress has become a relapsing symptom. Atlantic-10 Conference play started, midterm exams are next week and the job search is in full gear. Now, more than ever, sleeping seems like a waste of precious time.… Continue reading
The dream job is a powerful trope in the job satisfaction literature. For example, here’s the opening paragraph from a popular career advice guide:
“[A] New York investment banker becomes a small-town college chef. A college professor becomes a chocolatier.… Continue reading
Sadly, it’s no longer enough to just show up at college, do well in classes, and then step right into a six-figure, soul-satisfying job after four years. In order to increase your chances of getting that coveted position, you’ll have to spend some time in the trenches now—that summer-stealing concept known as “interning,” where you’ll eat ramen by night and fetch coffee by day, all for an empty paycheck.… Continue reading
Are you trained for one career and have discovered that it either doesn’t suit you, or even worse that job opportunities have fallen by the wayside as many industries are downsizing or permanently outsourcing their work?
Don’t despair. You may find that your skill set and training – or if you are just starting out, your interests and aptitudes – are more versatile than you think.… Continue reading
The bad is news is that the jobs that U.S. corporations (most of which are actually transnational now) have shipped to China, India and Mexico over the past thirty years are not coming back anytime soon. According to a recent National Public Radio report, it would take forty-eight consecutive months of adding 300,000 jobs every month just to replace those lost since the Wall Street collapse and subsequent bailout that took place just prior to the 2008 elections.… Continue reading
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