How One Common Phrase Can Undermine Your Job Search
Writing "I had the opportunity to ..." undermines even compelling cover letters, because it's imprecise, passive and diminishing....
Why intergenerational immobility resurfaces among advanced degree holders
Higher education is the great equalizer. Correction: a bachelor’s degree is the great equalizer. Graduate and professional degrees? Not so much, according to a forthcoming study in Social Science Research that seeks...
The 8 Steps Institutions Need to Take to Improve Student Success
Step No. 4 is early exposure to career planning. Institutions need to provide students, early in their college experience, with relevant labor market data, including job sectors that are growing,...
Mental health, bullying, career uncertainty top concerns for PhD students: survey
More than a third of Ph.D. students have sought help for anxiety or depression caused by Ph.D. study, according to results of a global survey of 6,300 students from Nature. Thirty-six percent is...
Backward Design Your Way to a Fulfilling Career
In a nutshell, backward design tells you to start with the end in mind. Wherever you are in your studies or research, take a step back and think about what...
How to achieve and articulate adaptability in one’s career
Adaptability is arguably one of the most important skills a job candidate can possess; certainly, it is a desirable one. But the idea that adaptability is a necessary skill that...
Survey finds mental-health issues common among trans college students
Gender-nonconforming students are four times more likely than peers to report mental health issues such as depression and suicide, according to a new study that calls for more campus supports....
Common Sense on Colleges and Work-Force Development
For the hard-to-fill jobs that are here now -- such as in manufacturing, the trades and welding, in particular -- let’s increase joint school-work opportunities. Cooperative work experiences, apprenticeships, internships...
How to achieve career success through imagining stories you want to tell about yourself
You can develop career success through imagining the stories you want to tell -- about yourself, your experience or the difference you hope to make in your community....
Wage-by-Major Statistics: Transparency to What End?
In theory, greater transparency about past students’ outcomes should enable current students to make better decisions. But there are many reasons that postgraduate wages differ between students with different college...