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There Is Life After College: What Parents and Students Should Know about Navigating School to Prepare for the Jobs of Tomorrow [Hardback]

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  • Format: Hardback, 320 pages, height x width x depth: 229x152x27 mm, weight: 499 g
  • Pub. Date: 12-Apr-2016
  • Publisher: Collins
  • ISBN-10: 006238886X
  • ISBN-13: 9780062388865
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  • Format: Hardback, 320 pages, height x width x depth: 229x152x27 mm, weight: 499 g
  • Pub. Date: 12-Apr-2016
  • Publisher: Collins
  • ISBN-10: 006238886X
  • ISBN-13: 9780062388865
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"The antidote to parents' anxiety about their kids being prepared for the job market upon leaving college -- a hopeful and inspiring guide on what to do right, from Jeffrey J. Selingo, bestselling author of College Unbound"--

Outlines a guide for parents of college students on how to minimize anxieties and help their children land successful jobs after graduation in today's uncertain markets.

The best-selling author of College Unbound outlines an inspiring blueprint for parents of college students on how to minimize anxieties and help their children land successful jobs after graduation in today's uncertain markets. 50,000 first printing.

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 matter their major or degree, find real employment—and give their parents some peace of mind.

Introduction ix
Chapter 1 The Sprinters, Wanderers, And Stragglers
1(28)
Chapter 2 What The Economy Needs, What Employers Want
29(32)
Chapter 3 The Benefits Of A Detour
61(20)
Chapter 4 Why A College's Location Matters
81(26)
Chapter 5 Hands-On Learning For A Career
107(32)
Chapter 6 Learning To Launch
139(28)
Chapter 7 Redesigning The Bachelor's Degree
167(24)
Chapter 8 Education, Delivered Just In Time
191(22)
Chapter 9 How Employers Hire
213(24)
Chapter 10 Telling Your Career Story
237(20)
Appendix: Survey Results 257(8)
Acknowledgments 265(6)
Notes 271(12)
Index 283