Landing a good job is the single-most-important reason students give for going to college, but many wait too long to focus on career planning. College graduates can no longer rely on their degree to accurately signal their fitness for a job. Instead, they will need to clearly spell out the competencies they have acquired. As the employment landscape continues to shift, students are looking to colleges to take an even more active role in helping them navigate the pathway to work.
New Pathways From College to Career will examine 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. And it will highlight 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.
