Tag: career
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Looking for a job? Understanding how you make career decisions can help
Looking for a job? Understanding how you make career decisions can help Julia Yates, City St George’s, University of London If you’re getting ready to leave school or university and are trying to figure out your future career, you may well have been given the advice to start with some self-exploration. This means thinking about…
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What are microcredentials? And are they worth having?
What are microcredentials? And are they worth having? Daniel Douglas, Trinity College As private firms and governments struggle to fill jobs – and with the cost of college too high for many students – employers and elected officials are searching for alternative ways for people to get good jobs without having to earn a traditional college…
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‘Will this degree lead to a job?’ is the wrong question. Here’s what you should ask instead
‘Will this degree lead to a job?’ is the wrong question. Here’s what you should ask instead Cherine Fahd, University of Technology Sydney It is the season of university open days and study decisions for Year 12 students. As an academic, the question I get asked most by students and parents is, “will this degree lead…
