| How Colleges Are Rethinking Career Prep |
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Colleges across the country are embracing creative and innovative strategies to help students more successfully make the transition from their studies to a career. This includes enlisting faculty members to talk about how their academic passions can lead to jobs inside and outside academe, calling out connections between the skills students learn in their courses and what they need in the workplace, and ensuring that all students can take part in experiences like internships and mentoring. Colleges hope these approaches will help graduates shift seamlessly into their careers and ensure equitable employability, regardless of background.
New Pathways From College to Career examines how the revolution in work has created new demands on colleges, affecting what they teach and the ways in which they help prepare students for the job market, highlighting some of the exciting innovations in career education and development that can help colleges more sure-footedly guide students along the path from study to work. |
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