“Where do you see yourself in 10 years?” was an answerable question for graduates in an era when workers started and retired from the same company. But, not only are few of today’s college graduates likely to stick with a single employer, their job responsibilities will change many times over the course of their careers.
Preparing students for career exploration and flexibility is a skill they will need throughout their work lives. The challenge for colleges will be to design pathways to careers that remain navigable even as the jobs themselves morph and shift.
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.
